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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2824568, member: 75799&quot;]Spain. </p><p><br /></p><p>Philip II (1556-98)</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold 4 Escudo&nbsp; (Double doubloon).</p><p><br /></p><p>Seville mint. Surveyor D</p><p><br /></p><p>After the discovery of the new world, Similar to the silver cob pieces of eight or Reales prevalent during the 16th - 18th century, pieces of high purity gold planchet were cut into correct weights before being hammered with the Hapsburg coat of arms and Jerusalem&#039;s cross. Due to the old method and lack of technology back then, many were poorly and offstruck. </p><p><br /></p><p>These gold cobs come in 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudo with the last one being the equivalent weight of a crown. Centuries later, modern minting technology replaced these crude hammered units.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trivia: Similar to pieces of eights, these escudo or doubloon were objects often associated with pirate lore.[ATTACH=full]664250[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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