CNG 112, Lot: 776. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERU, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 26.91 g, 12h). Lima mint. Dated 1769 LM JM. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Calicó 909; KM 73; Friedberg 28. Red toning, metal flaws. VF.

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection, purchased from S.L. Smith, April 1995.