Colombia 1634-C E 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 72 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $4,050. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA, Cartagena, gold cob 2 escudos, (1634), assayer E below mintmark C to left, dots inside, +'s outside tressure, NGC MS 63. Compact flan with nice full cross, nearly full but off-center shield with bold full •C•E to left inside the king's ordinal IIII, lustrous surfaces per the assigned grade, date not visible but a die-match with others dated 1634." The Cartagena mint briefly struck coins 1627-35, but few with legible dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.87 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.77 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted; Restrepo-M52.15; S-C7; KM-4.6; Cal-1770; Fr-2a1.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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