Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1707H, ISPANIA (no H), very rare, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label).S-L25a; KM-36 for type; Cal-1824.6.69 grams.Bold full king's name outside full cross (in addition to clear bottom of D.G. IS[PANIA] for the variety), full pillars-and-waves with clear date on other side, sediment in crevices, finest of just three of this date at NGC and only the second we have ever seen.From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Aureo auction of May 1996.
Estimate: 3500-5000 USD