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Popayan, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1774JS, from an unidentified shipwreck, ex-Bir.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Gold Start Price:1,400.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Popayan, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1774JS, from an unidentified shipwreck, ex-Bir.
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Popayan, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1774JS, from an unidentified shipwreck, ex-Bir. KM-50.2, CT-125. 27.01 grams. AU or even UNC details but with matte fields and sediment and a few minor pecks that prove its salvage origin, which was probably either McKee's mysterious "Pitch Barrel wreck" or the 1815 San Pedro de Alcántara off Venezuela, or possibly some other wreck off Colombia. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection and to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #82, accompanied by a Sedwick photo-certificate.