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Long Beach Signature Sale 3042 17-18 Sep 2015
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Charles III gold 8 Escudos 1762 Mo-MM XF45 NGC, Mexico City mint, KM155, Onza-744. Choice for the designation with significant subjacent luster, slight high-point wear and attractive surfaces devoid of distracting contact marks. The initial and scarcer date for the elusive "rat-nose" Charles III 8 Escudos series. A commanding and highly desirable representative of this issue, with few nicer examples seen by the cataloguer and no Mint state coins currently certified by NGC.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Charles III gold 8 Escudos 1762 Mo-MM XF45 NGC, Mexico City mint, KM155, Onza-744. Choice for the designation with significant subjacent luster, slight high-point wear and attractive surfaces devoid of distracting contact marks. The initial and scarcer date for the elusive "rat-nose" Charles III 8 Escudos series. A commanding and highly desirable representative of this issue, with few nicer examples seen by the cataloguer and no Mint state coins currently certified by NGC.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD