Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712M, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-23. 26.87 grams. Two bold dates, good full pillars-and-waves with very slight doubling, bold full cross-lions-castles, nicely orange-toned XF+ with minor flat spots in legends only. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate, pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #25, and Auction #11, with original lot-tag #21.
Estimate: $7000