Bolivia
Republic gold 8 Scudos 1837 PTS-LM MS62 PCGS, Potosi mint, KM99, Fr-21, Onza-1583. Attractive Mint State with bright surfaces, possessing of excellent field reflectivity and strike for the issue. Light tone further benefits the appearance and several minor laminations on the reverse contribute to the grade. A coveted type for the portrait of Bolivar and very seldom encountered at this level of preservation; unsurpassed in grade at PCGS with a single finer graded coin at NGC. The only other major public auction sale of this date in the same grade occurred in 2013 when a NGC-certified example brought $5,500 hammer.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD