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Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1733N, possibly from the 1733 Fleet (rare provenance).

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Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1733N, possibly from the 1733 Fleet (rare provenance).
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Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1733N, possibly from the 1733 Fleet (rare provenance). S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-48. 27.0 grams. Small, thick and round flan with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, 2 dates (the 733 in the legend impressively full), Plate Coin in Tauler (#300), bright lemon-yellow color, XF or so for wear. Pedigreed to the Numismatica Ars Classica auction of November, 2000, lot #2019, and with Sedwick certificate from 2001 that says "This coin has the appearance of a sea-salvage specimen, and though I cannot confirm its origin, the 1733 fleet in the Florida Keys is a logical possibility as a source."