Peru 8 Escudos 1712 "1715 Plate Fleet Shipwreck" NGC 64 Pirate Gold Coins
PERU 1712 GOLD 8 ESCUDOS DOUBLOON COIN NGC 64 FIN KN! “VIRTUALLY A PERFECTLY ROUND PLANCHET!” 1715 PLATE FLEET SHIPWRECK PERU "FULL DOUBLE DATE" 1712 GOLD 8 ESCUDOS DOUBLOON COIN NGC 64 FINEST KNOWN. FROM THE SUNKEN TREASURE SHIPS OF THE "1715 FLEET PLATE" POP TOP!!! 26.93 grams KM-38.2 S-L28 COMES WITH "COA" THIS PIECE HAS FULL MINT STATE LUSTER (AT 306 YEARS OLD!). WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE BY FAR IS THE "FULL SECOND DATE." THIS IS RARELY RARELY RARELY EVER SEEN AND IS HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS! THE FRONT ALSO HAS THE FULL INSCRIPTION OF "ANO" MEANING YEAR of 1712 ALSO, THERE'S A COMPLETE "CROWN" FRONT AND CENTER (ALSO RARELY SEEN). THE STRIKE / DETAILS ON THE DEVICES ARE EXTREMELY STRONG AND ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE ON THE "CROSS OF JERUSALEM." NORMALLY WEAKLY STRUCK OR VERY THIN, THIS ATYPICAL PIECE HAS A VERY THICK, EVEN AXIS, STRONGLY STUCK CROSS! WITH SURROUNDING LEGEDS "REX. PHILIPUS V. DG. HISPANIA (KING PHILIP Vth OF SPAIN BY THE GRACE OF GOD." CERTIFIED THE FINEST KNOWN (POP TOP) AND LIKELY TO REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE AGES. THIS PIECE IS FROM THE "DOUGLAS BEACH SITE (NIEVES). DESTINED FOR THE MOST DISCRIMINATE OF COLLECTIONS!