L92. Viceroyalty of El Peru, Lima 1717 M 8 Escudos. A second mint state example from the VOC merchantman Loosdrecht of the "Tearful Cross" commemorative design of 1716-17. Struck in high relief. Pillars, cross, lions and castles all sharply defined. NGC MS 60 Loosdrecht. Ten examples of the 1717 Lima 8 escudos are known. Seven [...]
L97. Viceroyalty of El Peru, Lima 1717 M 8 Escudos. An exceptional, probably the finest, surviving example in 8 escudos of the "Tearful Cross" commemorative design of 1716-17. Very lustrous (as if came from the mint yesterday luster, the rival of any Fleet 1711-12 onza). Struck in remarkably high relief. The pillars and cross tower [...]
L 99. Lima 1704 H eight escudos. A lustrous, choice near mint state example of one of the rarest Fleet dates. Very round planchet with boldly struck cross, "whigged" lions, and castles. Bourbon crown. PCGS AU 58 1715 Plate Fleet. The second highest 1704 graded at NGC and PCGS and by far the best centered. [...]
Lustrous, well struck, and very choice mint state. Arguably, the finest known among a half dozen collectible survivors. Two sets of dies struck the 12,289 two escudos coined in 1703, all in the second half of the year. 12,289 is more than twice any previous annual mintage and indicates an increased role in commerce for [...]
On August 25th, 1696 Lima mint recorded its first delivery of gold coins. The amount that was delivered to mercader Joseph Marti was recorded as 32,979 dos escudos. Marti was not given 32, 979 two escudos coins, but gold coins in all denominations worth 32,979 dos escudos (the equivalent of 131, 916 pesos). Capt. [...]
L.66 Viceroyalty of El Peru, mint of Santiago de Chile, 1750 J eight escudos. The first gold 8 escudos from this mint. Among the finest known (one MS 63 is recorded at NGC). Prooflike surfaces. Exceptionally well struck for this issue. NGC "MS 62 LA LUZ". Recovered from the Uruguayan wreck of Nuestra Senora de [...]
