801

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, reverse legend rotated 180 d

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Lima Silver Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, reverse legend rotated 180 d
SOLD
Sign In To View Winning Bid
This item SOLD at 2024 May 08 @ 11:20UTC-4 : AST/EDT
By registering for our auction, you agree to the terms and conditions at the time the auction will take place.
PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, 1659 V, mintmark L*M, •8•V to left and right, reverse legend rotated 180 degrees, rare, ex-Ponte, ex-Sellschopp. S-L5; KM-18.1; Cal-1247. 27.39 grams. Nicely toned VF+ with full but doubled pillars-and-waves featuring complete •8•V• to either side, full PHIL- of king's name in legend, the cross-lions-castles also full but less doubled and with nearly complete legend (very rare thus) that begins and ends below the cross, scarce as non-salvage and one of the nicest we have encountered for this rare, unauthorized issue, with excellent pedigree to boot. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to the Sellschopp Collection (Swiss Bank Corp auction of September 1988, lot 152).