10. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1714)J, from
the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 64. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. Almost perfectly round flan with crisply detailed full shield
and cross and oMJ, well centered, just no legend (and therefore no date) visible. From the 1715 Fleet (as stated inside the slab). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
11. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, 171(4)J, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Blauvelt (Real Eight Co.) S-M30; KM-53.2;
Choice full shield and cross (typically sharply detailed), with clear 171 of date and full oMJ, the peripheries mostly flat and sloping, important pedigree to a 1977 auction of Real Eight Co. finds, Mint State. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Bowers and Ruddy auction of February 1977 (Blauvelt), with original lot-tag #5180. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
CT-350. 6.78 grams.
12. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 1707(J), from the 1715 Fleet, very rare (missing in State of Florida collection). S-M30; KM-51.1; CT-502. 3.43 grams. Very bold and 100% full date, which is unusual for any date but this one is so rare that it is missing in ANY denomination for Mexico in the State of Florida collection, the rest of the coin just typical, with partial shield and cross and crown, broad thin flan with much peripheral flatness, strange but natural rimming all around (except for a small edgesplit), AU with a hint of luster. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher tag #45042. Estimate: $3,500-up.
13. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 17(14)J, encapsulated NGC MS 64, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Blauvelt (Real Eight Co.). S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 3.3 grams. Choice but off-center full shield and cross, bold (o)MJ, lustrous and sharp, important pedigree to a 1977 auction of Real Eight finds. From the 1715 Fleet, and pedigreed to the Bowers and Ruddy auction of February 1977 (Blauvelt, as stated inside the slab), with original lot-tag #5233. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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