Peru 1783-L MI 8 escudos

Eliasberg, lot 3489

This coin was minted in Lima, Peru, of a type issued 1772-89. This specimen was lot 3489 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $3,910. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1783 MI 8 escudos. Lima mint. MS-62 (NGC). Types as above. Bright yellow gold with subtle toning and strong lustre, a lovely Mint State coin with only trivial signs of handling. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." 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; this specimen: 27.00 grams, 37.40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12945, Fr-32, Calico Onza-708, KM 82.1.

Source:

• 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• 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.

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