^Lot 364 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1715 (J), new-style cross, ex-Christensen.

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1715 (J), new-style cross, ex-Christensen. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1402. 25.80 grams. Broad, squarish flan with one point slightly bent, bold 15 of date, no corrosion but much peripheral flatness, uneven light toning, desirable provenance linked to the Real Eight finds in the 1960s. With original Henry Christensen envelope. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida