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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1659V, "Star of Lima" type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), very rare, possibly

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Lima Silver Start Price:2,800.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1659V,  Star of Lima  type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), very rare, possibly
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Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1659V, "Star of Lima" type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), very rare, possibly finest known, ex-"Jupiter wreck" (1659). S-L5; KM-16; CT-841. 6.55 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves (slightly off-center) and cross-lions-castles, the star with five points and the LIMA mintmark with M and A in monogram, •V• to left and •2• to right, some peripheral flatness, attractively toned UNC with virtually no corrosion. From the "Jupiter wreck" (San Miguel el Arcangel, 1659), and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #261 and with Sedwick photo-certificate.