Hi all As some of you may be aware (based on previous posts), I have been on the hunt for Spanish colonial gold. While I have some Spanish gold in my collection from the 17th and 18th centuries, I did not have a cob from the colonies (only a milled gold coin from the colonies, and a cob from Seville). As everyone is aware, colonial Spanish cobs have been and continue to be somewhat prohibitively priced. But, sometimes you just have to prioritise appropriately for something you really really want. As it turned out, I really really wanted it. And I prioritised. With that in mind, I'm very proud to announce I am the owner of a Bogota, Columbia, 2 Escudos. Although I bought it a little while ago, I didn't want to announce it until I had it in the hand - it took some time, but it finally arrived. 2 Escudos Mint: Bogota, Colombia Authority: Phillip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left Obverse: full shield with clear (N)RA to left Reverse: full but slightly doubled cross-and-tressure, encrustation in crevices Year: ~1640 Weight: 6.67 grams Catalogue: S-B20; KM-4.1. Thanks for reading. Feel free to share your Spanish colonials, silver or gold. AC
Congrats ! I'd say you found yourself a nice one there as it's often difficult to find one with a strike that nice !
Nice specimen...and yes the hammer did take a bounce ..Ive have had several cobs, that showed doubling from that bounce. I have had the pleasure to meet as well visit Mel Fisher . His Key West display of the Atocha treasures are unbelievable! There's something special about pierces of eight and gold reales.
Thanks all, and thanks for the posts of coins. Thank you sir, I'm quite pleased with it. It's got quite a lot of detail for a 2 escudos cob, so am very happy. You met Mel Fisher? Fantastic. I'm sure his display is mind boggling.
Yes back in October of 1989 in Key West.....and actually purchased a cob from his main Captain of his fleet. I purchased a cob from the Johanna wreak from him. This cob was later sold to Lord M here on CT.
That's a beautiful 2 escudos cob! It is well centered on both sides, along with clear mint mark and assayer initial. My example is cruder, and while I thought it had a date (wishful thinking), it really doesn't, except for the first two digits, with the lower parts visible, "16" on the reverse. The obverse has clear parts of the NR to the left of the shield, with a very mushy/weak A below. The denomination, II, is very bold to the right. The coin does show evidence of rusted dies, as well as a die shift strike, particularly on the obverse. This is a coin that I purchased around 1990. Colombia, Bogota, 2 escudos, NRA, c 1630s, Philip IV. 6.7 grams
