1781 FF 8 Reales: ANACS AU58: Mexico City Mint

Description

1781 FF 8 Reales
Carolus III
Mexico City Mint
Mexico City officially started making milled coinage in 1732.  From 1732 through 1771 the coins were called Pillar Dollars, recognized on one side, which I will call the obverse (front) by 2 Pillars with 2 globes in between them.  From 1772 onward Portrait 8 Reales were minted.
For the year 1781 there was one type of 8 Reales issued by the Mexico City Mint.
For the Portrait 8 Reales the practice at the mint was to identify the assayers by placing the senior assayer’s initial first and the junior assayer’s initial second when going around the coin clockwise using what we call “the first name” in the United States of America.
In 1781 the assayers were Francisco Antonio de la Pena y
Flores
(1762 into 1784) and Francisco Arance Cobos (1777 into 1803).  The initials FF refer to these 2 assayers.
ANACS grades this coin as an AU-58.  It is a beautiful white coin.  It
is noted that over its lifetime it has been cleaned.
Silver cleaners in the 1950’s and before had small granular particles which left small faint scratches.
90% silver coins, like sterling silver dinnerware (92.5%) darkens when exposed to the contaminants in the air.  Earlier owners brightened this coin by cleaning (as evidenced by small surface lines caused by being rubbed with an abrasive).
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.
Tracking Numbers:
I will post a tracking number after I ship to you.
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
As I understand it, you are restricted to using only Paypal as has been the case for many years.
I would appreciate your paying me in a timely fashion after the close of the sale.
Other Information
My shipment to you
:  The 8
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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 -0 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”, you don’t have to list a bunch of reasons why you have decided you do not want it.  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”.