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19. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 1714J, from the 20. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 17(14)J, from the
1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.90 grams. Crisp and lustrous 1715 Fleet, ex-Bob Johnson (original Real Eight member).
Mint State with full shield, double date and oMJ and cross, parts of S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.64 grams. Crisp Mint State with full shield
peripheries typically flat. From the 1715 Fleet, with original cardboard and cross (the latter slightly off-center), full oMJ, edge-split. From
holder from the late 1960s or early 1970s. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500. the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to original Real Eight member Bob Johnson.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

21. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 1711J, “1712 style” reverse,
Royal-like, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 65, finest
known specimen in NGC census. S-M30; KM-51.1; CT-506. 3.35 grams. Unusu-
ally broad flan, nearly round and with full inner details (shield and oXMJ, cross
with “ears”-style ornaments in quadrants) and bold full date, much crown and
legend, lustrous and exceptional for grade, clearly a premium piece even if not a
full-fledged Royal. It is interesting to note, also, that this coin features prominently
in a famous photo by John De Bry of an example of a military decoration known
as the Order of the Holy Spirit that HRD recovered in 1988. From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

22. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (171)2(J), mintmark oM,
from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-508. 3.31 grams. Small flan with
nice full cross, most of shield and crown, bottom of 2 of date visible, AU-
with reddish sediment on fields, tiny marks near edge. From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $750-$1,100.

23. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714J), from the 1715 Fleet, mounted in 14k gold
pendant-bezel. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 5.06 grams total. Choice full cross (slightly off-center), nearly full
shield with bold denomination I to right, lustrous UNC with parts of peripheries flat. From the 1715 Fleet,
with plastic tag and Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) photo-certificate #4239. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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