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Mexico
 

June,
2006

8 escudos, full date 1714, oMJ, choice specimen from the 1715 fleet mounted in a heavy, elegant 18K yellow-gold bezel for necklace with two cabochon emeralds flanking the bale at top. The coin itself is wonderful (well-centered strike, full shield and cross, clear date and denomination, bold full oMJ, some legend, XF+ for wear), but the mounting is even more so, with shield-side out, four sturdy prongs in the corners, heavy gold-tube frame around the perimeter. A jewel in every way! With certificate.
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July,
2006
 8 escudos, (1715), oMJ, from the 1715 fleet, with 2003 Tampa sale photo-certificate. Bold oMJ and denomination, weak but nearly full shield and cross, AXF with flat spots, desirable auction provenance that stemmed from government seizure of the assets of a convicted drug dealer with ties to divers on the "Corrigans" site in the 1980s.
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November,
2006
 8 escudos, Philip V or Luis I, oMD (1724-1728), rare type. Small, thick, round planchet with full shield and cross, just a trace of the oMD (not 100% certain), typically cruder than the 1715-fleet coins before it (hence much cheaper, even though a LOT rarer), lightly polished VF.
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LIMA, PERU
 
September,
2006
 8 escudos, 1712M, mounted cross-side out in a hefty 14K "dolphin" bezel, from the 1715 fleet, with certificate. Good full cross, full but slightly doubled pillars, XF with light sediment in crevices, cute bezel with nearly 1⁄2" wide tail, popular coin.
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November,
2006
 8 escudos, 1712M, from the 1715 fleet, with certificate. Nice and perfectly centered pillars side, full but slightly off-center cross, much legend, very natural-looking XF+ with very minor scrapes on rim from jewelry mounting.
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NEW
 8 escudos, 1738N, choice specimen, mounted in 18K necklace-bezel. Beautiful bold strike, very high grade (AU), full cross and pillars, the cross especially bold and well centered, lightly toned, professionally contour-mounted with minimal effect on the coin itself.
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
 
June,
2006
 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer, from the 1715 fleet, with certificate. Full cross and shield but with a lot of "chatter" (doubling) underneath the clear strike, well centered and high grade (UNC), a very typical coin for the 1715-fleet, a popular source that has nearly dried up now.
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SEVILLE, SPAIN    
NEW
 4 escudos, Philip II, S to left, Gothic-P assayer to right. Typically broad planchet, with perfect centers (full and well-detailed cross-and-tressure and shield, bold S-P, but most of periphery flat, XF or better for wear, great for jewelry.
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NEW
 2 escudos, Philip II, S-B to left, OMNIVM variety. Choice full cross and shield, XF+ and intricately detailed, some legend, including the O of OMNIVM, which was modest king Philip's way of saying he was king of the whole world (nice, huh?).
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NEW
 2 escudos, Philip II, S-B to left, OMNIVM variety. As above but much smaller planchet, with nearly full but off-center cross, about 60% shield, bold S-B, and bold (OM)NIV(M) in legend, XF.
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NEW
 2 escudos, 1615, S-D to left, rare with clear date. Bottom half of all four digits of date visible, good full cross, nearly full crown and shield flanked by bold S-D and denomination •II•, also bold PH of king's name in legend, VF with sediment in crevices (salvaged?).
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October,
2006
 2 escudos, Philip III, S-D to left. Full cross, nearly full but off-center shield, clear mintmark-assayer, XF+, popular as the same type as on the Atocha (sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida) for a fraction of the price (if you can even find one!).
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