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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, very rare, NGC AU 50 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), Sedwick P

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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, very rare, NGC AU 50 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), Sedwick P
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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, very rare, NGC AU 50 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), Sedwick Plate. S-CZ1; Cal-811; KM-A27; Fr-6. 3.42 grams. Highly desirable one-year type with a known population of no more than eight pieces (only three of which appear in the NGC census), this example with supreme luster and bold full •C• mintmark to left of nearly full castle with hint of assayer H to right and 6 of date below, the cross also nearly full (albeit off-center) but most of the rest of the coin flat as made (unevenly thick flan), desirable pedigree. From the 1715 Fleet, also Plate Coin on page 118 of the 3rd edition (1995) of The Practical Book of Cobs (stated on label).
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