Peru 1780-L MI 8 escudos
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This coin was minted in Lima, Peru, of a type issued 1772-89. This specimen was lot 21663 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,638.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos III gold 8 Escudos 1780-MI, XF45 NGC, an attractive coin with old-time patina in the legends. Very scarce. From the Don Benito Collection of Hispanic Gold." Later issues of this type (1785-89) were struck in gold lowered to 0.875 fine.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.901 fine gold, .784 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-12917, Fr-32, Calico Onza-708, KM 82.1.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
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