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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label).

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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label).
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PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-CZ1; Cal-855; Fr-4; KM-28. 6.79 grams. Mint records indicate that the brief cob production of politically turbulent Cuzco's mint, limited to 1 and 2 escudos only (no silver and no other denominations), consisted of no more than four strikings between May 1698 and August 1699, apparently using the same dies from 1698 without alteration. Specialists note a distinct dichotomy of flan-types—the broader and thinner "Lima cut" and the smaller and thicker but rounder "Bogota cut"—which could be indicative of different striking dates. Among the latter, this example is one of the best in terms of strike and grade, with full and deeply impressed inner details, well centered with minimal legends as a result but still with clear bottom of C.II for the king, traces of luster and very light reddish toning all over, quite lovely. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate.
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