LOT #30231 |
Sold on Jan 14, 2014 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Peru: South Peru. State gold 8 Escudos 1837 CUZCO-BA,...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Jan 14, 2014 for:
$15,275.00
Bid Source: HA.com/Live bidder
Get one of these:
Explore Available Items
Description
1837 Peruvian 8 Escudos
Iconic One-Year Type
South Peru. State gold 8 Escudos 1837 CUZCO-BA, KM167,
Fr-92, MS62 NGC. An iconic state-issue and a single-year type, this
example shows FEDERACION along the reverse legend before it was
changed later in 1837 to CONFEDERACION. As is common iconography on
Latin American coinage, the sun face is displayed on the obverse
with flags splayed to the left and right. The reverse, one of the
most impressively engraved designs of the era, depicts the
intricate compilation of a building, a volcano and a cornucopia in
the foreground with a sailing ship behind it. Unlike many of the
surviving examples, the present was rendered on a sound flan
without even the hint of the laminations that so often plague the
issue. The strike, another common malady, is near full with crisp
peripheral lettering on both sides, an impressively sharp wreath on
the reverse and only trivial loss on the highest volcano peak. Mild
field reflectivity, a definite plus for the eye appeal, rounds out
the appeal.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson.
Metal: Gold
Weight: 27g
AGW: 0.7595oz
Auction Info
2014 January 14 - 16 Selections From the Eric P. Newman Collection Part III Signature Auction - New York #3029 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2014
14th-16th
Tuesday-Thursday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 33
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 1,519
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman (softcover)
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | Ancient Coins Grading Tutorial
World and Ancient Coin Bibliography
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms | Ancient Coins Grading Tutorial
World and Ancient Coin Bibliography