^Lot 693 MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1777 FM.

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1777 FM. Yonaka-M8.77; KM-106.2; Cal-1112. 26.75 grams. AU- details with choice, corrosion-free surfaces somewhat randomly toned, a few small marks in fields, desirable provenance. With (rare) original Lloyd's of London certificate from 1886 and the book The Lutine Treasure, by S.J. Van der Molen (1970). Recovered from: HMS Lutine, sunk in 1799 off West Frisia, Netherlands