MEXICO 8 REALES 1770 PILLAR DOLLAR ~ PCGS 45 ~
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MEXICO 8 REALES 1770 MO MF GRADED PCGS 45 EXTREMELY FINE!! GREAT TONING AND STRIKE! IN ALL PROBABLILITY THIS PIECE CAME FROM THE CAPE COD SHIPWRECK REYGERDAHL OF 1747. EXCELLENT TONING WITH STRONG DETAILS IN DEVICES.
ACTUALLY, THIS COIN IS WHERE AMERICA CONTRIVED THE " $ " IF YOU LOOK AT THE PILLAR AND HOW THE RIBBON / SCROLL WRAPS AROUND YOU CAN EASILY SEE THE ORIGINAL ORGINS OF THE DOLLAR SIGN. THE PILLARS (PILLARS OF HERCULES) WHICH READ PLUS ULTRA (THEY USED V'S FOR U'S) WHICH STANDS FOR "MORE BEYOND" MEANING MORE BEYOND THE PILLARS OF HERCULES (OF THE SEA). THE IMPERIAL CROWN, WHICH RESTS ONTOP OF THE WORLDS (OLD AND NEW), WHICH SITS ONTOP THE SEA. THE Mo IS THE MINT MARK (MEXICO) THE LEGENDS READ: VTRAQUE VNUM (WHICH MEANS: ONE ON BOTH). THE REVERSE LEGENDS READ: PHILIP V (1683-1746 & KING 1700-24, AND AGAIN WHEN IN 24 WHEN HIS SON (LOUIS) PASSED AWAY. HISPN.ET.IND.REX (MEANS: KING OF SPAIN AND THE INDIES). THE INTIALS MF (ARE THE INITIALS OF THE ASSAYER'S AT THE TIME OF MINTING). THE SHIELD HAS 3 CROSSES IN THE CENTER, SIGNIFYING THE "HOLY TRINITY" AND A POMEGRANATE IN THE TRIBUTE TO THE SPANISH GRANADA. ALSO IN THE LEGENDS ARE THE LETTERS DG WHICH STANDS FOR "DEI GRATIA" OR "BY THE GRACE OF GOD" I RECENTLY SAW ONE OF THESE (LATER DATE OF COURSE) IN AN UNC 62 HOLDER AND IT WAS VERY UNATTRACTIVE IN COMPARISON, WITH DIVITS AND DITCHES IN THE PLANCHET. THIS PIECE IS FREE FROM ALL DISTRACTIONS AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL TONING REFLECTING IT'S ANTIQUITY. THIS COIN WILL BE SHIPPED OFF FOR GRADING SHORTLY, UNLESS IT'S SNATCHED UP FIRST!
ACTUALLY, THIS COIN IS WHERE AMERICA CONTRIVED THE " $ " IF YOU LOOK AT THE PILLAR AND HOW THE RIBBON / SCROLL WRAPS AROUND YOU CAN EASILY SEE THE ORIGINAL ORGINS OF THE DOLLAR SIGN. THE PILLARS (PILLARS OF HERCULES) WHICH READ PLUS ULTRA (THEY USED V'S FOR U'S) WHICH STANDS FOR "MORE BEYOND" MEANING MORE BEYOND THE PILLARS OF HERCULES (OF THE SEA). THE IMPERIAL CROWN, WHICH RESTS ONTOP OF THE WORLDS (OLD AND NEW), WHICH SITS ONTOP THE SEA. THE Mo IS THE MINT MARK (MEXICO) THE LEGENDS READ: VTRAQUE VNUM (WHICH MEANS: ONE ON BOTH). THE REVERSE LEGENDS READ: PHILIP V (1683-1746 & KING 1700-24, AND AGAIN WHEN IN 24 WHEN HIS SON (LOUIS) PASSED AWAY. HISPN.ET.IND.REX (MEANS: KING OF SPAIN AND THE INDIES). THE INTIALS MF (ARE THE INITIALS OF THE ASSAYER'S AT THE TIME OF MINTING). THE SHIELD HAS 3 CROSSES IN THE CENTER, SIGNIFYING THE "HOLY TRINITY" AND A POMEGRANATE IN THE TRIBUTE TO THE SPANISH GRANADA. ALSO IN THE LEGENDS ARE THE LETTERS DG WHICH STANDS FOR "DEI GRATIA" OR "BY THE GRACE OF GOD" I RECENTLY SAW ONE OF THESE (LATER DATE OF COURSE) IN AN UNC 62 HOLDER AND IT WAS VERY UNATTRACTIVE IN COMPARISON, WITH DIVITS AND DITCHES IN THE PLANCHET. THIS PIECE IS FREE FROM ALL DISTRACTIONS AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL TONING REFLECTING IT'S ANTIQUITY. THIS COIN WILL BE SHIPPED OFF FOR GRADING SHORTLY, UNLESS IT'S SNATCHED UP FIRST!
