Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, 1712, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 66, finest known in NGC census (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2; Cal-1930 (under Ph. V). 6.57 grams. Spectacularly lustrous and sharp, in fact the highest grade on record for any Bogota 2E cob (shared with just one other coin without date in the NGC census), with very bold full cross-and-tressure and shield (the latter doubled), also much crown and legend including the bottom two-thirds of all four digits of the date, broad flan, rich gold color, a gleaming gem that is as "minty" as they come! NGC #6451047-003. From the 1715 Fleet.
($5000-7500)