257. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1799IJ, mount- 259. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1818JP. KMed in 18K white-gold pendant-bezel. KM-101; CT-17. 33.0 grams total. AU details but with grainy surfaces, faint adjustment marks on
129.1; CT-24. 26.9 grams. XF with weak centers, nice red toning around details, no problems. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
bust and old scrape on shield, the bezel covering the rims all around. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
260. Cuzco, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1824G,
258. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1799IJ. KM-101;
rare one-year issue. KM-129.2; CT-4. 26.9 grams. Nice XF/AU, the obverse lightly polished but the reverse red-toned and lustrous (very attractive), popular type and a good example without any big flaws. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
VF with lots of minor damage all over (dents and bumps), red toning in crevices. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000. CT-17. 26.7 grams.
261. Lima, Peru, bust 4 escudos, Charles III (first bust), 1762JM, encapsulated NGC MS 61, extremely rare and finest known. KM-67; CT-269. A lovely coin with superb luster and well struck, the only flaw at all being a faint adjustment mark through the head, truly outstanding quality and quite rare as a (two-year) type, of which (by our records) no specimens have entered the public market in many years. Estimate: $25,000-up.
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