Potosi, Bolivia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1778 PR, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. Janson-68.1; KM-59; Cal-2061. Very highly desirable first date of type, struck in only 1,030 pieces, representing the very first gold coins struck at this prolific mint after two centuries of silver-only production, notably missing in major collections like Eliasberg and Garrett (and so many others), this example with good luster and only a few small marks away from Mint State, hands down the finest of only three that have made it to market in at least the past decade, including an AU 53 we offered in October 2013 (Sedwick Auction 14).
