Peru 1839-Cuz A 8 escudos
This specimen was lot 3268 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 8 Escudos, 1839-A. Cuzco Mint. NGC MS-62. An impressive piece of early republic gold. Struck on a planchet of highly lustrous gold with full flash in the fields. Slight weakness to strike but not a detracting element. Some light trivial bag marks in the wide open fields as one would expect. A quite difficult type to obtain in mint state. Very appealing and highly desirable." This type was struck at Cuzco 1826-45 and at Lima 1826-40 and 1850-55. This is a somewhat better date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.875 fine gold, .760 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Fr-63; KM-148.3.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
- 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.
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