Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, 1703, assayer ARCE, rare, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label). Restrepo-unl (cf M66.32); S-B24; KM-14.2; Cal-unl. 6.75 grams. Full shield and cross (both with one flat spot), somewhat lustrous, with clear (AR)CE 170 and bottom of 3 of date in legend, a recently discovered one-year type that was unknown to Restrepo and has yet to be listed by NGC, whose label and census erroneously attribute this coin to Philip V (1714-16) anyway. NGC #4278331-001. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) tags #NCB3017MO.
($3000-4500)