Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1784/3 FF,

Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1784/3 FF, very rare. Cal-2015; KM-unl (156.2 for type). 26.95 grams. Lustrous AU+ with light surface hairlines, clear overdate and assayer FF (not the common FM or FM/F), of which only five other examples can be traced, visually superior to the Rudman specimen (AU details) that hammered for $12,000 in 2015 (Heritage ANA) and comparable to an example that hammered for $30,000 in Ponterio in 2011.
($5000-10000)