Peru 1702-L H 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 30 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $16,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1702H, rare, NGC AU 58. Broad flan with nearly full legends, bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (the latter with traces of doubling), some luster, early Philip V issue, variety with cross-side legend ending in HISPAN (Tauler #217). Pedigreed to the Numismatic Ars Classica auction #22 of March 2002." Cob eight escudos were struck at the Lima mint 1701-47 for Philip V of Spain and became the "doubloons" of pirate lore.
Reported Mintage: 19,640.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .798 troy oz AGW, this specimen 26.75 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9881, S-L25a; Cal-2109; KM-38.1.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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