SPAIN  4 ESCUDOS  1556-98ND  "PHILIP II"  ~ PCGS 53 ~

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SPAIN  4 ESCUDOS COB  1556-98ND  PHILIP II  CROWNED ARMS AND CROSS  PCGS 53. FR-158; CAL- TYPE 10#11; CAYON-4143  "LARGEST DENOMINATION FOR HIS RULE!"  A HANDSOME PIECE SPORTING A FULL MINTMARK, WELL MADE ON A PROBLEM FREE FLAN WITH ATTRACTIVE COLOR AND LUSTER. BOLDLY STRUCK DEVICES AND EXCEPTIONAL COIN FOR THE TYPE! SEVILLE MINT (LISTED IN "OLD" CATALOG IN XF 40 AT $4,000, HIGHEST GRADE IN CATALOG ONLY GOES TO XF)  SUPERIOR CENTERING ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK WITH AN EXTREMELY ATYPICAL ALMOST PERFECTLY ROUND PLANCHET/FLAN.  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! 

OFFERED AT: $4,500