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Peru (colonial)

Pillars

1382. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1752J, rare, ex-Sellschopp. KM-55.1; CT-306. 26.68 grams. AU- with beautiful (dark)
toning showing blue-green highlights around details, minor die-break on king’s ordinal. Note in the 1988 SBC auction this coin sold for 5000
Swiss francs (about $3600 after buyer’s fee at the time). Pedigreed to the Sellschopp collection (Swiss Bank Corp., September 1988, lot #260) and
to the Aureo & Calicó auction of November 2012 (“Gaspar de Portola” collection). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

1383. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757JM. KM- 1384. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770JM, dots
55.1. 27.01 grams. Bold XF with luster, tiny void in field above crown over both mintmarks. KM-64.1; CT-847. 26.38 grams. Bold XF with
between pillars. Estimate: $350-$500. steel-gray toning, very light surface porosity, prominent die-breaks.
Estimate: $200-$300.

Busts

1385. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1786MI. KM-
78a; CT-869. 26.82 grams. Lightly golden-toned AU-, struck slightly
off-center. Estimate: $80-$120.

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