1838 FP-A 4 Esc MS(PCGS#764317)

1838 FP-A 4 Esc MS (PCGS#764317)

January 2018 NYINC World Coins Auction

详细说明: ECUADOR. 1838-FP 4 Escudos. Quito mint. KM-19. MS-61 (PCGS). Highly lustrous light yellow gold with reflective texture inside the rims. The obverse fields are swollen, and the obverse die is cracked above PODE at left, from the rim at 12:00 to the top of the portrait, and through the letters of UCION to below the date. The reverse shows two significant die cracks, one on an arc above DEL, the other curving from the base of L in DEL to the top of E in ECUADOR. The die state has affected the strike somewhat, leaving the centers of both sides a bit soft and showing some granular texture. The centering is ideal. Some hairlines are seen, but no more significant defects. A very attractive and high grade specimen. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. Provenance: From the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins. From Freeman Craig's sale of May 1983, lot 578. PCGS #764317. PCGS Population: 1, none finer. Click here for certification details from PCGS.