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Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V, "Star of Lima" type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA),

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Lima Silver Start Price:12,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V,  Star of Lima  type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA),
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Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V, "Star of Lima" type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), rare, finest known, ex-"Jupiter wreck" (1659). S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-262. 26.85 grams. By all accounts this is the finest known specimen of this rare, unauthorized issue. The immense crown above the pillars is beautifully detailed, and the •V•, *-LIMA-1659, •8• are equally impressively well struck above the 100% full waves, with most of the king's name PHILIPPVS visible in the legend, also with perfect lions and castles inside the cross on other side, whose bold legend shows reversed N's. Save for a touch of corrosion, this coin is undeniably Mint State, beautifully toned and worthy of the best collections. From the "Jupiter wreck" (San Miguel el Arcangel, 1659), and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #260 and with Sedwick photo-certificate.