Description: 1732 MEXICO 8 REALES COB VLIEGENTHART SHIPWRECKTREASURE SILVER COIN CERTIFICATED BY NGC CERTIFICATED # 3888244-007 THIS COIN, CALLED COB, WERE MADE FROM SLABS OF SILVER. WHICH WERE ROLLED INTO ELONGATED SHAPES OF VARIOUS THICKNESSES SLICES WERE MADE BY METAL SHEARS OR CHISELED BY HAND TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER WEIGHT. THIS PROCESS ACCOUNTS FOR THE IRREGULAR EDGES. THE BLANKS WERE HEATED AND ANNEALED, THEN HAMMERED BETWEEN CRUDELY ENGRAVED DIES. THE COINS WERE MINTED IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN COLONIES MADE WITH POOR WORKMANSHIP AND WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT OR SUPERVISION. OFTEN THE COINS WERE STRUCK BY INDIAN OR SLAVE LABOR. THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE UNCONCERNED WITH THE SHAPE OF THE COIN ONLY WITH THE FINENESS AND WEIGHT, WHICH WAS GUARANTEED BY THE ASSAYERS MARK. !!!!!! HAPPY BIDDING AND GOOD LUCK !!!!!!
Price: 1499 USD
Location: Puerto Rico
End Time: 2024-02-02T07:32:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 32 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Certification Number: 3888244-007
Certification: NGC
Grade: Ungraded
Year: 1732
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: SILVER
Denomination: 8 REALES
Design: Shield-Type Cob
