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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV [sic], 1668 (M?), NGC AU 58, finest and only example i

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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV [sic], 1668 (M?), NGC AU 58, finest and only example i
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Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV [sic], 1668 (M?), NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-J.O.B., ex-Rudman. Cal-1007; KM-168.2. 26.58 grams. Very boldly struck, with 100% full shield showing distinctively abbreviated upper half (just one castle and lion), also full cross-and-tressure, mostly flat peripheries (hence no visible mintmark, assayer nor denomination) except for a bold full 68 of the date, the final digit made from punching a second 0 below an existing 0 on a 1660-dated reverse die, confirmed by the presence of -PVS of Philip's name in the obverse legend (also a die-match with known 1660 coins showing assayer A/C on obverse), more likely an oversight than an intentionally posthumous issue, the boldness of the central strike enhanced by dark encrustation in crevices. NGC #5960428-004. Pedigreed to the J.O.B. Collection (stated on label) and to the Isaac Rudman Collection, Plate Coin #151a in Tauler's Oro Macuquino (2011), with collector's tag.