Below is a second letter (handwritten) sent to Miss Rossetter on March 20, 1978, in response to her request for a current update of the appraised value of her coin. Dan ThompsonDan Thompson (1920 – 2005) Was a diver and original member of the Real Eight Company. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was an electrical engineer and had a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Forc... More handwrote the letter. At that time, the appraised value was $4,500.
Recent auctions have seen that an eight escudos gold coin from the Mexico City mint, bearing a full mint mark and date (1713), has sold for many multiples of the last appraised value of $4,500.
