Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1749/8 R, rare, NGC AU 58. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-759. 26.91 grams. Bold full pillars with prominent ornament at top and full second date in legend showing a very clear 9/8 overdate, full and bold but slightly off-center cross-lions-castles with full king's ordinal VI in legend, trade of luster, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 61.
($7000-10000)