Watch List notes:

Ayacucho, Peru, oval tin military decoration trial strike, Bolivar, 1824 (struck in 1825), rare. Fonrobert-9179 (smaller). 9.19 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolivar above A.D. (for engraver A. Davalos) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR.; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824. VF with well-struck reverse but uneven obverse that appears to have been cancelled with several series of scratches, important as a trial for a medal instituted by law in 1825 and given to a military officers for their roles in the Battle of Ayacucho, which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru. (Estimate: $200 - 300)