New addition from Atlas

TwoKopeiki · February 16, 2020 11:13AM

Big shout out to @Atlascoin for another great transaction. 45 minutes from payment to receiving a tracking number - wow!

1808 Mexico 8 Reales in PCGS 63. Thought it was an 1808/7 and still on the fence after receiving it, so it will compliment the 63+ already in the collection (see below) and the hunt continues for a high grade over-date example

P63

P63+

Here's the digit close-up. Looks like it could be based on the excess metal in the bottom of the 8, but definitely not as clear-cut as the one I've posted a few weeks back. Could just as easily be die rust, as you can see some around the date.

bidask · February 16, 2020 11:34AM

Happy for you !

Way to pull the trigger 😄

Boosibri · February 16, 2020 2:18PM

I saw that and checked for the overdate as well. Tough to find!!

TwoKopeiki · February 16, 2020 6:06PM

@Boosibri said:
I saw that and checked for the overdate as well. Tough to find!!

It's actually one of the easiest to find varieties in the series, just rarely described properly in auctions and on slabs due to how small and varied the diagnostic can be. Second in abundance only to 1801-FT/M. I've seen about a dozen die pairs for this overdate with at least 3 distinct directions of the bottom stem of the 7 inside the bottom of the 8, one of which matches this coin.