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Lima, Peru

24. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,
1704H, rare, from the 1715 Fleet,
encapsulated NGC MS 61. S-L25a;
KM-38.1; CT-14. 26.93 grams. Lustrous
and with choice full inner details and
nearly full legends, one weak spot on
both sides, minor doubling on pillars
side but with rare date clear. From the
1715 Fleet, with original cardboard
holder from the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

25. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,
1708H, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L25a;
KM-38.1; CT-18. 26.96 grams. Lustrous AU-
with gray encrustation in crevices, nice
full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-
waves, full crown, well centered. From the
1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher)
photo-certificate (and paper and plastic
tags) #NCB-3727MO (1988). Estimate:
$8,000-$12,000.

26. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1709M,
from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated
NGC AU 58. S-L28; KM-38.1; CT-20. 26.98
grams. Lustrous, with choice but slightly off-
center full pillars and cross, much legend (full
king’s ordinal V), spots of encrustation and
reddish sediment. From the 1715 Fleet, with
Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) plastic and paper tags
#NCB-3769MO (1988). Estimate: $9,000-
$13,500.

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