1743 MF 8 Reales
Philip V
In
1743 there was one type of 8 Reales issued by the Mexico City Mint.
The
practice at the mint was to identify the assayers by placing the senior assayer’s
initial above that of the junior assayer, using the initial of what we call
“the first name” in the United States of America. Manuel de Leon (1733-63) was
the senior assayer and Francisco de la Pena y Flores (1733-54) was the junior
assayer. The initials were therefore M
vertically above F on the left hand side of the coin. Note that reference books vary as to which
side they designate as the obverse (front) and reverse (back). Of the 4 reference books cited below, only
Gilboy identifies the senior assayer as Manuel de Leon. The other 3 books identify him as Manuel de
la Pena, with the same dates of service (1733-63). Since the first initial is used on the coin,
this does not affect identification. I
have not yet discovered why this variation exists.
Mexico
City 8 Reales from the beginning of Milled coinage in 1732 through 1771 were
91.7% pure silver and had an official target weight of 27.0674 grams.
NGC
grades this coin as an AU with respect to its level of circulation. It was used
as jewelry at one time, evidenced by the souder marks on the reverse.
Photography:
The
physical appearance of a coin will differ depending on the type and intensity
of the light under which we view the coin.
I use a 100 watt incandescent light bulb at a distance of about 1 foot.
Sales Information
DOMESTIC
SALES - FREE SHIPPING.
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Numbers: I
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INTERNATIONAL
SALES
I am now currently making international sales.
As I understand it, if you can see my listing, you can buy
it from outside the USA. My shipping it to Kentucky is free to you.
The part about getting your coin from Kentucky to you has all been worked out
by Global Shipping. Supposedly, you can see your mailing costs, etc.
Payment
I would
appreciate your paying me in a timely fashion after the close of the sale.
Other Information
My
shipment to you:
The 8th largest city in the USA no longer has a Post
Office open after 5:00PM Monday through Friday. My mail route is “a training
route” so I no longer have any idea who is going to be delivering my mail, or
at what time of day. I am not going to leave a $100-$1,000 coin outside
to be picked up by “whomever”. Given all of this, if you win and pay for
a coin this morning, it probably won’t be put in the mail this afternoon.
They are taken to the Post Office to be mailed.
Returns: This is a
collector coin and not just some chunk of silver bullion. If you do not
feel that this coin is “right for you” after you have examined it, send an
email letting me know it is coming back to me. Return shipping cost is at
the buyer’s expense. Return it at your convenience, preferably within 14
days. The shipping to you is at my expense for domestic shipping.
This is an old
collector’s coin, and you and I both know, as coin collectors, sometimes a coin
that looks good from photos does not measure up to our expectations.
After you have looked at it, if you decide that it is “not for you”, just let
me know that you will be sending it back so that I will know to expect
it. I have other old 8 Reales. If for some reason you don’t feel
satisfied with this coin, that doesn’t mean you won’t be happy with the next
one you win.
Please read
everything I have stated to you about this coin, if I have made any specific
comments about it. If there is something of interest to you about the coin
that I did not explain to you in this listing, send an email.
I want you to be satisfied with what you
get.
I want to build a positive business
relationship with you, not just “get a sale”.