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3. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, with GRAT in date position on obverse, date above cross, from the 1715
Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-107. 27.14 grams. Choice full cross and crown, bold and crisp but slightly doubled shield and GRAT, bottoms of all
four digits of date, Mint State but with a couple minor marks. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

4. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8
escudos, 17(14)J, with GRAT
in date position on obverse,
date above cross, from the 1715
Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-107. 27.09
grams. Full but doubled and partially
flat shield and cross, weakly struck
Mint State with remains of encrus-
tation on reverse. From the 1715
Fleet, with original cardboard holder
from the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

5. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 es-
cudos, (1714)J, with GRAT in date
position on obverse, date above
cross, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30;
KM-57.2; CT-107. 26.77 grams. Bold GRAT
and oMJ, full shield and cross with central
flatness, otherwise lustrous Mint State,
with spots of dark encrustation. From the
1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher)
plastic and paper tags #NCB-4295MOE
from 1987. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

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