| Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 137 | Auction date: 29 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1194 Price realized: 15,500 USD (Approx. 14,356 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Mexico. 8 Reales, 1733-MX-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-60. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP 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. Ex Goldberg 'Millennia' Sale, 46, May 26, 2008, lot 1086, previously in NGC holder graded MS-63, price realized $35,000. |  |
