PERU 1712 GOLD 8 ESCUDOS DOUBLOON COIN NGC 1715 PLATE FLEET SHIPWRECK TREASURE
THE OBVERSE HAS THE COVETED "2ND DATE" (11 O'clock ) CLEARLY DISPLAYING "12" YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE LETTERS "ANO" ( 9 O'clock) meaning "YEAR." THERE'S ALSO ALMOST A "FULL CROWN" FRONT AND CENTER (ALSO RARELY SEEN). THE STRIKE / DETAILS ON THE DEVICES ARE EXTREMELY STRONG (NICELY HIGHLIGHTED BY THE BEAUTIFUL SHIPWRECK TONING) . THE STRIKE IS 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." THIS FRONT / REVERSE CENTERING IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AS WELL AS HAVING AN ALMOST PERFECTLY ROUND PLANCHET. CERTAINLY ONE THE STRONGEST ATTRIBUTES IS THE INCREDIBLE TONING THAT NICELY ACCENTS THE DEVICES AND REFLECTS THE ANTIQUITY OF THIS SHIPWRECK TREASURE PIECE!er