Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1659V, "Star of Lima," mintmark L-star-M (Series II), rare. S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-unl. 24.10 grams. Nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross (especially well-detailed castles), full date below L-star-M between pillars and clear 8-V to right, minor doubling, VF with flat areas and corrosion outside left-hand pillar as probably from the unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor (based on corrosion and toning pattern), first specimen we have seen from that wreck.
Estimate: $2000