Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to left (style of 1632-3), NGC MS 64. S-C7; Restrepo-M52; KM-4.6. 6.86 grams. Excellent full cross-and-tressure and shield, variety with cross-shaped ornaments inside and outside the tressure but also above the mintmark to left (+C-E-dot), exceptional grade (highest on record for the type) with much luster throughout. NGC #5719554-003.
($2,000-$3,000)