CNG 112, Lot: 779. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERU, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 26.93 g, 12h). Lima mint. Dated 1787 (LIMÆ) MI. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Calicó 936; KM 82.1; Friedberg 32. Reddish toning, minor rim mark, scratch. VF.

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection, purchased from S.L. Smith, December 1994.