PERU 8 ESCUDOS GOLD DOUBLOON 1716 NGC 58 "1715 FLEET" 4 KN. SHIPWRECK TREASURE

Description: Peru 8 Escudos 1716 "1715 Fleet Shipwreck" NGC 58 Pirate Gold Coins Shipwreck Treasure "DOUBLE DATE!" HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER!!! 2nd Finest Known of 7 pieces (Finest in 61)! NGC 58 "SINGLE YEAR TYPE!" RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS BELIEVE THESE SINGLE YEAR "ORNATE" GOLD DOUBLOONS TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED SPECIALLY TO COMMEMORATE THE LOSS OF THE "1715 PLATE FLEET" LOSS OF 11 GALLEONS AND MEN. now 7 known (9/21), this is the 2nd Finest Known behind a 61. IT'S THE ONLY YEAR THAT THE ASSAYER "CRISTOBAL MELGAREJO" EXPERIMENTED AND ALTERED BOTH SIDES OF THE GOLD COBS. ON THE FRONT (PILLAR SIDE) THE HORIZONTAL ROWS ARE SEPARATED BY "DOTS" VERSUS THE TYPICAL "LINES." ALSO, ON THE FRONT SIDE, CRISTOBAL ADDED DOTS FLANKING THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS INSIDE THE "PANELS." ON THE REVERSE (CROSS SIDE) HE ADDED 12 MORE "TEAR DROPS OR DROPS OF BLOOD DRIPPING OUT OF THE CROSS." THIS IS THE "ONLY" YEAR THIS WAS DONE (BOTH HORIZONTAL DOTS FOR ROWS & DROPS OF BLOOD), HENCE THE "SINGLE YEAR TYPE." I REFER TO THIS EXAMPLE AS THE "ORNATE TYPE." DERIVING IT'S NAME FROM THE ATYPICAL "4 POINTED ORNATE RADIANT STAR" DIE ABOVE THE "8" IN THE FRONT SIDE – CENTER PANEL, BELOW THE CROWN. THIS BRIEF RE-DESIGN WAS DONE BY VICEROY EL REY. IT'S COMMONLY BELIEVED (BY SPECIALIST IN THIS FIELD & AUTHORS) THAT THESE "BLOOD DROPS," OR THE "BLOOD CROSS" WAS MOST CERTAINLY DONE AS A COMMEMORATIVE (MEMORIAL) PIECE AND IN MOURNING FOR THE LOST OF THE 1715 PLATE FLEET LOSS, THE LARGEST IN SPAIN'S HISTORY, WITH A LARGE LOSS OF LIFE AS WELL.

Price: 55500 USD

Location: La Jolla, California

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