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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26601814, member: 10461"]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Mexico (Spanish Colonial): 1736-Mo-MF silver 8 reales ("Pillar Dollar"), Mexico City mint</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC XF40. <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6268062-005/40/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6268062-005/40/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #6268062-005</a>. <a href="https://en.numista.com/15066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/15066" rel="nofollow">Numista-15066</a>, <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-spanish-colony-8-reales-km-103-1732-1747-cuid-1116248-duid-1424778" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-spanish-colony-8-reales-km-103-1732-1747-cuid-1116248-duid-1424778" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-103</a>.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">.917 silver/.798 oz. Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 27.07 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers Auction 126, <a href="https://www.numisbids.com/sale/5412/lot/1214" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/sale/5412/lot/1214" rel="nofollow">Lot 1214</a>, 15 Feb 2022. Purchased raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The Spanish Milled Dollar of <i>eight reales</i>, also colloquially called the "Pillar Dollar" or "Piece of Eight", was a mainstay of world trade in the era of the European colonization of the Americas. As such, it is one of the first coins listed in the "Red Book" of United States Coins, though as a colonial issue it predates the founding of the United States. The American Founding Fathers based the new US dollar on these coins. Needless to say, they are extremely popular with collectors.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I liked this example for its contrasting grey toning. I previously had a slightly higher-grade example (<a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/30410618" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/30410618" rel="nofollow">1761 PCGS AU50</a>), but sold that coin. I like this earlier-dated piece just as much if not more, despite the 10-point downgrade.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1695429[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695433[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">063000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26601814, member: 10461"][B][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Mexico (Spanish Colonial): 1736-Mo-MF silver 8 reales ("Pillar Dollar"), Mexico City mint[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B] [B][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]NGC XF40. [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6268062-005/40/']Cert. #6268062-005[/URL]. [URL='https://en.numista.com/15066']Numista-15066[/URL], [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-spanish-colony-8-reales-km-103-1732-1747-cuid-1116248-duid-1424778']Krause-Mishler-103[/URL].[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] .917 silver/.798 oz. Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 27.07 g.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] Ex-Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers Auction 126, [URL='https://www.numisbids.com/sale/5412/lot/1214']Lot 1214[/URL], 15 Feb 2022. Purchased raw. The Spanish Milled Dollar of [I]eight reales[/I], also colloquially called the "Pillar Dollar" or "Piece of Eight", was a mainstay of world trade in the era of the European colonization of the Americas. As such, it is one of the first coins listed in the "Red Book" of United States Coins, though as a colonial issue it predates the founding of the United States. The American Founding Fathers based the new US dollar on these coins. Needless to say, they are extremely popular with collectors. I liked this example for its contrasting grey toning. I previously had a slightly higher-grade example ([URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/30410618']1761 PCGS AU50[/URL]), but sold that coin. I like this earlier-dated piece just as much if not more, despite the 10-point downgrade. [ATTACH=full]1695429[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1695433[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ffffff]063000[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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