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Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III (first "rat nose" type), 1765 JM, rare, NGC AU 55, fine

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Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III (first  rat nose  type), 1765 JM, rare, NGC AU 55, fine
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Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III (first "rat nose" type), 1765 JM, rare, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1918; KM-70. Fully detailed strike with only faint wear but minimal luster, splashed with light red-gold toning, overall a choice example of rare type with first young bust of Charles III in an overly realistic rendering with a characteristically long nose. NGC #5948654-003.