The Lissner Collection, Lot: 1649. Estimate $7500. Sold for $35000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ECUADOR, Republic. 1830-pres. AV 8 Escudos (36mm, 26.97 g, 6h). Quito mint. Miguel Vergara, assayer. 1841 MV. Large size type. KM 23.1; Y 17; Friedberg 3. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63 WINGS APPROVED. Superb lustrous brilliant uncirculated. Highest ever graded for the date and only two graded higher for the type. This is the finest specimen this cataloger has ever encountered. Very conservatively graded.