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47. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1714, full date
(rare), from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66; S-B24; KM-14.2.
6.81 grams. Huge flan with full but rather doubled cross and
shield, bold date, lustrous and high grade (Mint State) with
dark stains and encrustation. From the “Rio Mar” site of the
1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) photo-certificate
#10419J and pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag
#58. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

48. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthu-
mous, no assayer, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC
MS 63. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2. Choice full shield and cross,
the latter slightly off-center, top grade for type. From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

49. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous
(no assayer), from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2.
6.78 grams. Lustrous Mint State, the cross and shield both full but
with peripheral flat areas. From the 1715 Fleet, with original cardboard
holder from the late 1960s or early 1970s. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

50. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous
(no assayer), from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2.
6.72 grams. Lustrous Mint State with slightly grainy surfaces (rusty
dies), choice full shield, nearly full cross. From the 1715 Fleet, with
original cardboard holder from the late 1960s or early 1970s. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

51. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer S to
right (ca. 1722-4). Restrepo-M80.6; S-B25; KM-17.2. 6.73 grams. Broad,
round flan with choice full shield and cross enhanced by heavy sedi-
ment in crevices, XF with bold assayer, peripheral flatness. Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

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