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32. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,
1744/3V. S-L30; KM-unl. 27.05 grams. VF+
with red toning, full pillars and cross,
slightly crude peripheries, clear overdate.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

33. Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1750R, from the Luz
(1752), encapsulated NGC MS 63. S-L31; KM-A47; CT-91.
Good full cross with luster in fields, nice and full but slightly
off-center pillars, two full mintmarks. From the Luz (1752), as
stated inside the slab. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

34. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1709M, from the 1715 Fleet,
encapsulated NGC MS 61. S-L28; KM-36; CT-303. 6.78 grams. Hint of
luster and light red toning, full and well-centered pillars-and-waves and
cross-lions-castles, the date often misread as 1700 since the tail of the 9
merges into the top wave. From the 1715 Fleet, with original cardboard
holder from the late 1960s or early 1970s. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

35. Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1732N, encapsulated NGC AU 36. Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1746/5V. S-L30; KM-unl. 3.34 grams.
58. S-L29; KM-35; CT-466. Very bold strike contrasted with reddish toning XF with deep red toning all over, full details (made without legends),
and dark sediment (also small spots of coral, hence possibly salvaged, the cross slightly off-center. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
the 1733 Fleet being the most likely possibility), choice full details on
both sides (made without legends). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

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