Mexico 8 Escudos 1711-12 "From 1715 Fleet Shipwreck- Box End Cross" NGC 63
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, Philip V, assayer J, bar-end cross (1711-12), NGC MS 63, From the 1715 Fleet Shipwreck (designated on special label). S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-Type 293. 26.77 grams. Choice full cross (off-center, distinctive type with what look like ears connecting the crossbars) and nearly full shield with bold details, VI of denomination visible to right and trace of (o)XMJ to left, much peripheral beveling and flatness (as made), lightly toned in crevices. NGC #5939647-001. From the 1715 Fleet. 32
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