SPAIN  1596  2 ESCUDOS  ~ NGC 35 ~  DATED!

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SPAIN  1596  2 ESCUDOS NGC 35 "CALICO-90 GOLD DOUBLOON COIN!   VERY BOLDLY STRUCK DATE (1596) COIN WE'VE EVER SEEN SINCE THE PREVIOUS 1596 SPAIN (PCGS 50 HOLDER) / GRADE!  WE HAVE A 2 ESCUDO ALSO DATED 1590, BUT THIS ONE HAS ONE OF THE NICEST/FULLEST HAMMERED DATES WE KNOW,  – VERY SPECIAL PIECE! THIS GORGEOUS, GOLDEN LUSTER DOUBLOON IS STRONGLY STRUCK WITH A VERY LARGE ROUND FLAN / PLANCHET.  NORMALLY NOT SEEN ON DOUBLOONS, THE CROSS SIDE IS VERY WELL CENTERED!  A HISTORICAL PIECE AT ALMOST 460 YEARS OLD!  VERY RARELY DO YOU SEE A 2 ESCUDOS FROM THIS TIME PERIOD, NORMALLY YOU ONLY SEE A 1 ESCUDO.   WE'VE HANDLED ABOUT A HALF DOZEN 1 ESCUDOS (SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSING CERTIFIED PIECES) BUT NOW ONLY 2 ESCUDOS DATED TO THIS TIME PERIOD.  WE ALSO HAVE A  4 ESCUDOS (SAME DATE).  THIS PIECE WOULD MAKE A VERY NICE EDITION TO AN ADVANCED COLLECTION.