Spanish gold coin - 8 Escudos - Lima Mint - Assayer "N" (1728-1741) Fernando Negron
$35,200
Denomination: 8 Escudos
Mint: Lima
Date: 1735
Reign: Philip V
Assayer: "N" Vinette (1728-1741)
Weight: 26.70 grams
Bezel: 18K Gold with Diamond accents on Bale and Prongs
Grade: NGC 6683433-004 XF
Description: Obverse: Jerusalem cross with borders of dots. Lions and Castles visible in all four quadrants. Reverse: Philip V Bourdon crest. Pillar and Wave design. “PVA” visible across the middle. Date of 1735 visible above waves.
History: Philip V(Felipe) was King of Spain from November 1700 to January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from September 6th, 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death. Philip was the first member of the House of Bourbon to rule as king of Spain. The sum of his two reigns, 45 years and 21 days, is the longest in modern Spanish 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 limited handling of the coin. Coins of The Beachcomber Series do not have official salvager documentation proving their origin from a legal underwater shipwreck recovery. These coins where legally recovered by a salvager but now with lost documentation. 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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