Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, Royal dies on both sides (very rare), NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label).S-M30; Cal-unl; KM-unl.26.90 grams.Beautifully toned surfaces with super-sharp details all over, clearly a Royal (galano) in design but on an incomplete cob flan (hence much of the legends are truncated), the "Royal Dies" type mentioned on the label but not specified in the census (where this coin sits alone atop the "regular" 1714 issues).From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: 35000-70000 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, Royal dies on both sides (very rare), NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label).S-M30; Cal-unl; KM-unl.26.90 grams.Beautifully toned surfaces with super-sharp details all over, clearly a Royal (galano) in design but on an incomplete cob flan (hence much of the legends are truncated), the "Royal Dies" type mentioned on the label but not specified in the census (where this coin sits alone atop the "regular" 1714 issues).From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: 35000-70000 USD