Ecuador
Republic gold 8 Escudos 1842-MV XF Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Quito mint, KM23.2, Onza-1761. Rather sharply detailed with lustrous surfaces and cleaning evidence defining the grade. A popular and beautiful issue famously described in Herman Melville's Moby Dick, very scarce in any grade and quite collectible in this detailed presentation despite the noted defects.
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD