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Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, extremely rare, NGC AU details / holed, Sedwick Plate.

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Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, extremely rare, NGC AU details / holed, Sedwick Plate.
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Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, extremely rare, NGC AU details / holed, Sedwick Plate. S-CZ1; KM-A27; Cal-811. 3.21 grams. Despite the hole at the top of the obverse, this coin is a contender for one of the best of the (only) eight examples known, just two of which are in the NGC census besides this famous Plate Coin. What distinguishes this piece is the full presence of all the coin details, including both borders, castle with C (with double dots above and below) to left and M (also double-dotted above and below) to right and 698 date below, plus a full cross-lions-castles that is just off-center enough to prove these coins were struck without any legend. The castle side is a trifle doubled but perfectly centered, and overall it has a lovely toning, an ideal piece for so many type-collections that lack this one-year issue. Plate Coin on page 143 of Daniel and Frank Sedwick's The Practical Book of Cobs (4th edition, 2007) and stated on label.
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