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COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Coins Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark
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COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark N.R to left, NGC MS 65 (Shipwreck Blue Label), "top pop" in NGC census, ex-Maravillas (1656). Restrepo-M50.25; S-B21; KM-4.1; Cal-Type 386. 6.73 grams. Very sharp full cross (off-center) and shield with full N of NR mintmark to left and denomination-assayer II-R to right below full crown, with luster all over, a premium coin that is one of only two at this top grade for all of Philip IV from this mint and the only one at that grade from this popular shipwreck. With original Fisher photo-certificate PC8-31171. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island
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