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Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, oD-o8 (flat top) to right, *-P to le

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Lima Silver Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,250.00 USD
Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, oD-o8 (flat top) to right, *-P to le
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Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, oD-o8 (flat top) to right, *-P to left, very rare. S-L4; KM-unl. ;CT-unl. 27.14 grams. Choice XF with light toning and great details (just a bit weak to the left of the shield), the crown especially nice and full, but the most important aspect is the bold oD-o8 to the right of the shield, the 8 of a very strange shape with flat top and open upper-right, which appears to be punched over something else (possibly an old denomination VIII, which would also explain the o above), a die-match with Sellschopp #95 (but different reverse), typically round and even slightly lustrous. Pedigreed to the Cayon auction of December 2008, with original lot-tag #1195.