8 Escudo (sold for $15000.0)

8 Escudo Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1776 - 1814) / Bolivia Gold Charles III of Spain (1716 -1788)

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Bolivia. 8 Escudos, 1779 PTS-PR (Potosi). Fr-1; KM-59. 27.01 grams. Charles III, 1759-1788. Draped bust of Charles III right. Reverse: Crowned arms, Order of Golden Fleece around. Fully struck up, with semi-cameo devices on bright fields. Very lustrous. Very Rare in this grade; the finest example seen in many years. NGC graded MS-63. Charles had almost a pathological hatred of the British, and opposed them politically whenever he could. He opposed Britian in the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), and for his efforts, lost Florida, but gained the Louisiana Territories from France. He really wanted to recapture Gibraltar, since it was just a few feet from his coastline, but the British kept the territory. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. Ex Trigo Collection. Ex Millennia, Lot 943. Categories:

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This coin has been sold for $15000.0 / 2010-05-30

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