^Lot 23 MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1715 J, NGC AU 55 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label).

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1715 J, NGC AU 55 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2214; Fr-6; KM-57.2. 26.89 grams. Choice 100% full shield with bold full oMJ and 171 of date (left side of 5 clear), full cross-and-tressure, parts of peripheries flat (typically beveled on obverse) with coral "footprint" remaining at top of obverse, rich gold color with muted luster (fully MS in our opinion), desirable date. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate.
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