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Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1796IJ, ex-Holmes collection, encapsulated NGC XF details /

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Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1796IJ, ex-Holmes collection, encapsulated NGC XF details /
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Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1796IJ, ex-Holmes collection, encapsulated NGC XF details / sea salvaged, from the San Pedro de Alcantara (1815). CT-14. Technically UNC but with matte surfaces from saltwater exposure, luster around details, no damage otherwise, very rare provenance and desirable pedigree. While much is written about the ship, so far there have been no reports of successful salvages; but it is widely believed that at least some of her 1 million pesos in gold specie was scattered around Coche Island when she exploded and sank there in on April 25, 1815 (not to be confused with another vessel of the same name sunk off Portugal in 1786). From the San Pedro de Alcantara (1815), and pedigreed to the Dan Holmes collection, as stated in the slab.