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Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1698R, very rare assayer for date.

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Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1698R, very rare assayer for date.
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Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1698R, very rare assayer for date. S-L26, KM-27, CT-178. 3.4 grams. Slightly crude design, easily mistaken at first for some kind of contemporary counterfeit, but further study proves it is the very rare (in this denomination) first date of issue for assayer R, with full and choice castle, bold date and R, full cross on other side, fully Mint State (and proper weight) with minute bits of coral in crevices, with desirable certificate. From the 1715 Fleet, with Real Eight Co. certificate.