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PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, rare, ex-Woodside.

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PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, rare, ex-Woodside.
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PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, rare, ex-Woodside. S-L5; KM-18.1; Cal-1247. 27.53 grams. Nearly full but off-center crown and pillars-and-waves with full date and L*M and •8•V• to left, also full •V• to right, nearly full but also slightly off-center cross with particularly prominent lions and tressure, some flat areas but AXF overall with nice natural surfaces from being non-salvage (as most are from shipwrecks), tiny edge-split, only faintly toned. (The printed catalog shows a new article dedicated to "Star of Lima" coinage, which can be downloaded here: https://sedwickcoins.com/articles/starroflima.pdf.) Pedigreed to the Rob Woodside Collection.