ARGENTINA. La Rioja. 8 Reales, 1838-R. La Rioja Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. KM-8; CJ-55.2. Three-year type; Coin Alignment variety. Impressively detailed through the designs with frosty white surfaces that produce abundant luster in the fields. Struck on a choice planchet as well, this example is without the planchet voids and fissures that often appear on the type, which elevates its impressiveness even further. While a few examples have been graded finer at NGC, this is the single finest example of the type graded by PCGS, which should be cause for excitement among collectors focused on the early coinage of Argentina. From the Matthew Orsini Collection.
