Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2018 NYINC Auction 11-13 Jan 2018
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ECUADOR. 1842-MVS 8 Escudos. Quito mint. KM-23.2. MS-65 (PCGS).
A positively stunning coin, a gem so fine it is difficult to imagine an equal exists anywhere. Both sides show deep lustrous reflectivity, though the obverse shows satiny cartwheel luster and the reverse is profoundly mirrored. The color is an even shade of rich yellow, and the fields are as free of marks or distractions as any example of this type. The strike is supremely bold, showing complete fine details on both sides. The obverse lacks denticles in its upper left, while the reverse lacks them in the lower left. The denticles opposite the direction of this slight misalignment show some flatness on their highest relief. Simply exceptional in every respect.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
A positively stunning coin, a gem so fine it is difficult to imagine an equal exists anywhere. Both sides show deep lustrous reflectivity, though the obverse shows satiny cartwheel luster and the reverse is profoundly mirrored. The color is an even shade of rich yellow, and the fields are as free of marks or distractions as any example of this type. The strike is supremely bold, showing complete fine details on both sides. The obverse lacks denticles in its upper left, while the reverse lacks them in the lower left. The denticles opposite the direction of this slight misalignment show some flatness on their highest relief. Simply exceptional in every respect.
From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins.
From Stack's sale of the Alfred R. Globus Collection of Gold Coins of the World, October 1972, lot 872.
Estimate: $35000.00- $70000.00