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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, 1689/8 (M), NGC MS 62, finest and only example in NG

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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, 1689/8 (M), NGC MS 62, finest and only example in NG
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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, 1689/8 (M), NGC MS 62, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-J.O.B. Cal-1041; KM-168.2. 27.02 grams. Nicely round flan with full but partially weak shield and cross, the latter with very bold complete tressure, outside of which is a clear date with full 16 and most of 89 (the overdate weak but certain), the obverse with interesting upward-reading denomination with small V at bottom and what looks like an aqueduct-mintmark punch (for Segovia) for the III, all crammed inside the king's name, the mintmark S to left barely visible above a non-visible assayer M, light sediment in crevices for contrast. NGC #5960428-005. Pedigreed to the J.O.B. Collection (stated on label) and Plate Coin #178b in Tauler's Oro Macuquino (2011), with collector's tag.