Colombia 1689-NR G 2 escudos
This specimen was lot 312 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1689 (G), rare, NGC AU 55 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). Bold full cross with full 16 and most of 8 of date, the last digit off the flan but an exact die-match with ones dated 1689 (slab label just says 1680-89), nearly full shield, just a couple flat areas on sides but rest of coin very sharp and fully Mint State in our opinion, a rare grade for this type. Recovered from Spanish 1715 Fleet, sunk off the east coast of Florida." This type was struck 1667-93, with assayer G reported for 1678-92. All dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7790; Restrepo-M66.12; S-B23; KM-14.1; Cal-Type 151; Fr-3.
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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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