ANACS COA: 1607 - 1617 Mexico One Real Cob Assayer F / Atocha Era Coin

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ANACS COA: 1607 - 1617 Mexico One Real Cob Assayer F / Atocha Era Coin:
$174.95

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Offered is this (mintmark F)One Real Silver MexicoCob.This coin is an early minted Silver Cob from the Mexico Mint/ Assayer F Francisco de Morales. TheF can be seenat the front left side under the oM. Weight is 3.2 grams.
The ANA embossed seal is on the 1983 3\" x 5\" photo COA from ANACS (before plastic slabs). The 8\" x 10\"COA is also from ANACS.Itguarantees & certifies thatthe coin is authentic& genuine andishand signedby Art Arbutine Historian for the ANA.The obverse of the coinhas theHapsburg Shielddesign. The reverse hasthe FlorenzadaCross used on Mexican Silver coins only.
PROFESSIONALLY ATTRIBUTED SHIPWRECK COINS:This cob has been slabbed and attributedby a company that is not one of \'s official Big 4 certification andgrading companies.The coin was giventhe highGrade1based on the Mintmark, Assayer Initial,condition of both sides of the coin, details, and today\'s modern grading standards..
The Spanish kept very good records of the Assayers that worked in their mints in the New World. The Assayer tested for the silverpurity of the blanks or cobs to be sure it was in the purity range of 92% to 98% ( with impurities being copper or platinum) and weighed the coin after it was handstruck clipping off any excess silver. The official weight of an Eight Reales silver cob was 27.47 grams. The reference bookslist the name of the Assayers, theperiodof years that they served the king, and the mintmark initial that each man used on the coins during his stay athis specificmint. Dates were added to Mexico coins in 1607 and to Potosi coins in 1617.This information goes back for500 years. Coins carry a date, different cross designs, different crests or shield designs for each current king, different placements of the legend, and of course the mintmark which all can help determine when, where, and howthe coin was minted.
ThisOne Reales silver cob is listed with . It is sold with a 14 day return privilege if returned in same condition as received. A $6.95Priorityshipping will be added to the final winning offer.... This1 Reales slabbed coin and thetwo COAs will be shipped Insured. Shipping to the USA only.