Lot 1086
Mexico. 8 Reales, 1733 M.X-F. Eliz-5; WR-7; KM-103. 26.65 grams. Philip V, 1700-1746. Pillar Coinage. Crowned Bourbon arms. Reverse: Crowned globes flanked by crowned and bannered pillars, over water. Splendid crisp, full strike. Softly lustrous, with handsome medium gray toning, tending to iridescent blues, russets, and golds. Extremely Rare - the "MX" mintmark is rarest of the 1733 pillars. NGC graded MS-63.
The Bourbon kings ruled France from the time of Henry IV in 1589, until the French Revolution in 1792. Philip V, a Bourbon and grandson of king Louis XIV, was offered the Spanish throne. After a fourteen year war, Philip could rule Spain, but he and his heirs had to renounce the French crown. Thus the Bourbon arms on the Pillar Dollars.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
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