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27. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1710H, from the 1715 Fleet, with hand-signed Fisher certificate, encapsulated MGC MS
63. S-L25a; KM-38.2; CT-21. 26.88 grams. Incredibly broad flan with full legends (bold full date) and crown and inner details, choice and lustrous
(tied for highest grade in NGC census) with one small weak spot to left of pillars, also tiny edge-split, otherwise one of the nicest Lima 8E
we have ever seen and surely a candidate for finest known for this first issue to bear a second date in the legend. Curiously, it appears that the
E of REX in the legend is punched over a “backwards” (rotated 180 degrees) E. From the 1715 Fleet, with original cardboard holder and small,
hand-signed Fisher certificate dated September 9, 1966. Estimate: $15,000-up.

28. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1711M, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 64 (highest grade certified for ANY
Lima cob 8E). S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-22. Choice bold strike with superior centering and luster, much legend (including king’s ordinal V), notewor-
thy as the ONLY Lima cob 8E of Philip V certified at this top grade. Amazingly, the cross side of this 1711 is struck from the same die as the
1710 in the previous lot! For whatever reason, this date of Lima 8E always shows just ANO in the legend without any room for a second date
(don’t even try to find one!). From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab, with Fisher photo-certificate #PC08-31151. Estimate: $20,000-up.

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