MEXICO. Reijgersdaal Shipwreck Recovery Pillar 8 Reales, 1739/6-Mo

MEXICO. Reijgersdaal Shipwreck Recovery Pillar 8 Reales, 1739/6-Mo MF. Mexico City Mint. Philip V. PCGS Genuine--Surfaces Smoothed, AU Details.
KM-103; Cal-1452; Yonaka-M8-39c. Variety with overdate. Wholesome looking and attractive, this nicely preserved example displays lovely rich gray patina with a bold clear repunching of the last two digits of the date. Close inspection reveals minimal evidence of surface porosity, though the fields do appear to have been harshly cleaned long ago account for the details designation. Despite its shortcoming a lovely example of this VERY RARE overdate with pleasing patina and good eye appeal.

From the S.P. Rutherford Collection.Ex: Reijgersdaal Shipwreck, sunk October 26, 1747 off the coast of South Africa.

Estimate: $300 - $500