Peru 1826-L JM 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 21091 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $5,760. The catalog description [1] noted, "PERU. 8 Escudos, 1826-LM JM. Lima Mint. NGC MS-61. Showcasing undiminished luster throughout, this piece displays bold central details, with some typical production crudeness, which includes instances of strike doubling and softness around the legends as well as a few planchet adjustments and laminations. Despite its as-made imperfections, it is far better than nearly all survivors of this significantly underrated type, with a total of nine examples certified between NGC and PCGS for all dates! Of those, this coin is the single finest and only one certified Mint State. From the Oro del Nuevo Mundo Collection." This type was struck at Cuzco 1826-45 and at Lima 1826-40 and 1850-55.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-148.1; Onza-2088.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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