^Lot 1426 Durango, Mexico, 8 reales "hookneck," small Libertad, defiant snake, staggered rays, 1824 RL, PCGS A

Durango, Mexico, 8 reales "hookneck," small Libertad, defiant snake, staggered rays, 1824 RL, PCGS AU50. DP-Do01; HOH-D6/S2; KM-376.2. Die variety with diagnostic die-chip below mintmark D and superscript "s" above the end stop of legend on cap side, and on the eagle side the snake has a bend on either side of the eagle's beak with left portion below the R of REPUBLICA (also supposedly with small "b" hidden in the rock for engraver Bernardo Casale), slightly crude strike (especially the rims), with splashes of olive-gold toning on both sides.
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