SPAIN  4 ESCUDOS COB  1598-1621ND  PHILIP III CROWNED ARMS AND CROSS  PCGS 53.   A HANDSOME PIECE SPORTING A FULL ASSAYER MARK, WELL MADE ON A PROBLEM FREE FLAN WITH ATTRACTIVE COLOR AND LUSTER. BOLDLY STRUCK DEVICES AND EXCEPTIONAL COIN FOR THE TYPE! SUPERIOR CENTERING ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK WITH AN EXTREMELY ATYPICAL THICK PLANCHET.  WITH ITS GOLDEN HONEY LUSTER GLIMMERING BRIGHTER THAN ANY OTHER ESCUDO WE'VE SEEN FROM OVER 450 YEARS OLD ! TRUELY A CENTER PIECE FOR THE ADVANCED COB CONNOISSEUR!