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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 1715J, from the 1715 Fleet, plate coin in The Practical Book of

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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 1715J, from the 1715 Fleet, plate coin in The Practical Book of
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 1715J, from the 1715 Fleet, plate coin in The Practical Book of Cobs, finest known. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-351. 6.7 grams. Full date and crown and cross, nearly full shield, Mint State with muted luster, demonstrably the finest known and desirably pedigreed, in fact the first one we have ever offered with full date (much rarer than 1714). Compare with lot #17 in our Auction #6, a slightly inferior specimen (lacking the first digit of the date) with Real Eight certificate that sold for $7000 + buyer's fee! Note that the ornaments at the end of the legends and above the denomination (clearly visible on this coin) are diamonds instead of the trefoils that appear on the larger denominations. From the 1715 Fleet, and plate coin on page 104 of the 3rd edition of The Practical Book of Cobs.