Authentic Spanish Cob - 2 Reales - "Beachcomber Series" - Dated 1693 - Assayer "VR"
$2,300
Denomination: 2 Reales
Date: 1693
Reign: Carlos II
Mint: Potosi
Weight: 3.97 gm
Assayer: "VR" Pedro de Villar Monogram (1684 - 1697).
Grade: Fine
Mount: 14K gold with ruby eyes and diamond accent on tentacle.
Description: Obverse: well struck Jerusalem cross with Lions and Castles in all quadrants. Denomination "2" visible on top. Assayer "VR" visible on right. Mint "P" visible on left. Reverse: Bold strike on Pillar side. 2 columns representing the straits of Gibraltar, three waves below. Denomination, Mint mark, clearly visible. PLVS VLTRA across the middle. Date of 1693 across the bottom.
History: "This coin is a certified member of "The Beachcomber Series" by Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys. It has been numismatically certified as authentic to its time period and demonstrates evidence of environmental wear and corrosion consistent with marine wear related to a shipwreck. Coins of The Beachcomber Series do not have official salvager documentation proving their origin from a legal underwater shipwreck recovery. These coins may have been discovered on a beach near a wreck site, legally recovered by a salvager but now with lost documentation. Each coin is certified as an authentic artifact that has survived a shipwreck. The Beachcomber Series also allows for the creation of a database to further our understanding of shipwrecks and their contents, both locally and globally, providing an additional benefit for collectors and researchers alike."
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