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Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1696, backwards 6's and 9's, no assayer (Arce), from the 1715 Fleet

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Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1696, backwards 6's and 9's, no assayer (Arce), from the 1715 Fleet
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Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1696, backwards 6's and 9's, no assayer (Arce), from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.20; S-B24; KM-14.2; CT-158. 6.76 grams. Small flan with oversized shield but full cross, outside of which is the clear date with a backwards 6-punch that was placed upside-down to make the 9, Mint State with traces of luster. From the 1715 Fleet (Douglass Beach site), with tag and special "Tricentennial Treasure" photo-certificate from Queens Jewels LLC.