^Lot 625 MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J), style of 1712-14, odd urn-shap

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J), style of 1712-14, odd urn-shape, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Gates. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-Type 170. 26.37 grams. Corrosion free with frosty pristine surfaces yet all rather weakly struck (net Fine), with nearly full crown and shield but ghost of a cross, rounded sides but sharply clipped ends (as made), desirable shipwreck pedigree. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Rupert Gates Collection (via Bill Pearson, tagged 0044), with collector tag M-S2-03 ("Gourd").