Peru 1722-L M 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 33 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $24,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1722 M, PCGS MS62, finest known in PCGS census. Broad flan with full pillars containing bold date and assayer despite minor doubling, partial second date in legend, nice full cross-lions-castles with much legend including parts of king's name and full ordinal V, muted luster, the finer of just two at PCGS and one grade higher than the finest at NGC (MS 61)." This type is recorded for 1710-47. The Mexico City mint was converted to milled coinage in 1732-34 but Lima would not follow suit until 1751.
Recorded mintage: 36,563.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 26.66 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9979, S-L28; Cal-2134; Fr-7; KM-38.2.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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