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Bogota, Colombia cob 1 escudo, (Arce), Charles II from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Salvation Army Red Kettle

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Bogota, Colombia cob 1 escudo, (Arce), Charles II from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Salvation Army Red Kettle
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, no assayer (Arce), posthumous Charles II, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Restrepo-M64.16; S-B24; KM-13. 3.40 grams. Lustrous Mint State with choice full shield, full but off-center cross. During the 2016 holiday season this coin was famously (and anonymously) placed in a "red kettle" for the Salvation Army (which will receive 100% of the hammer price now), as reported in USA Today and other news outlets at the time. From the 1715 Fleet, with letter from Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Jonathan Needham.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/25/salvation-army-spanish-gold-coin/95835928/