MEXICO. "Royal" Presentation Cob 8 Reales, 1699/8-Mo L. Mexico City Mint, Assayer Martin Lopez (L). Charles II. NGC AU-58. KM-R46; cf. Lazaro-54/55; Cal-625; Guttag-2597 (plate coin); Lopez-Chavez/Yriarte-555 (plate coin). Weight: 27.64 gms. The only certified example of the date on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. Bold and beautiful, this impressive representative features an outstanding strike with a minor shift in the legends.
Rich and attractive gray patina evenly covers the surfaces and all the design elements are fully struck up. This awesome example is beautifully preserved and is about as nice as one could hope to find in a silver issue. Truly a remarkable piece from a ruler whose coinage is notoriously crude and bar far the worst production quality of colonial Mexico. From the Pat Johnson Collection.
Ex: FCC Boyd Collection.
Ex: Guttag Brothers Collection.
