37. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1709, no assayer (Arce), posthumous Charles II, NGC AU 55, ex-1715 Fleet.
Restrepo-M66.40; S-B24; KM-14.2; CT-12. 6.71 grams. Broad flan with highgrade details but also some flat spots interspersed within the full shield and cross, clear date, very light toning in crevices. From the 1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) plastic tag and insert #NCB 264JB. NGC #1528327-002. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
41. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.36; S-B24; KM14.2. 6.82 grams. Choice AU with good full cross and shield (flat on one edge), lightly toned all over. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Stuart Auerbach collection (see lot 4). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
42. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM14.2. 6.76 grams. Choice AU with well-detailed full shield and cross. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Stuart Auerbach collection (see lot 4). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
38. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), ex-Loosdrecht (1719). Restrepo-M66.40; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.66 grams. Bold AU with slightly matte surfaces, much
double-striking, rare provenance. From the Loosdrecht (1719), with certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
43. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer not
visible, style of late assayer S (ca. 1730). Restrepo-M80.8; S-B25b; KM-17.2. 6.76 grams. Small, thick flan with bold full shield and cross with encrustation in crevices (good contrast), sharp AU-. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
39. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet, 300th Anniversary Find (stated on label). Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM14.2. 6.8 grams. Broad flan with luster and choice details despite minor doubling, full shield and cross, desirable provenance. From the 1715 Fleet “300th Anniversary Find,” with photo-certificate. NGC #2061919053. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
44. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1741(M), NGC AU
55, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-M80.12; KM-25; S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-397. 6.76 grams. Bold full shield (well centered)
with much crown above, off-center cross with prominent tressure and clear date at top, contrasting sediment on fields. NGC #4722647-010. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
40. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles
II, no assayer (Arce), NGC AU 53, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label). Restrepo-M66.36; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.80 grams. Choice full shield and cross, muted luster with big patches of dark encrustation, more like AU 58 in our opinion. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4721763-001. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
45. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (17)52S. Restrepo-M94.6;
S-B27a; KM-25; CT-179. 6.59 grams. Frosty yellow AU with choice full shield and cross, bold 52 of date, full assayer S to left, scarce and numismatically desirable despite traces of jewelry mounting. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
46. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer not visible, style of assayer
S (1720s). Restrepo-M78.8; S-B25; KM-22. 3.37 grams. Good full shield and cross with minor weak areas, XF with traces of sediment in crevices. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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