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Auction: 1011 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals & Numismatic Books
Lot: 663

Peru, Charles III, 8-Reales, 1772 JM, Lima, probably no dot over right monogram, 26.5g. (Cal.356; Cay.11997; KM.64.2), covered with chop marks both sides, particularly on the reverse, but, remarkably, date and both monograms can be read, owner´s ticket says ´lustrous VF´, which technically may be true, but some might argue this is irrelevant when considering such a heavily chopped coin Estimate £ 40-50 provenance World Wide Coins of California, November 1991, $110 Henry Christensen, October 1969

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