^Lot 12 SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC MS 64, "top pop."

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC MS 64, "top pop." Cal-Type 406; KM-112; Fr-200. 26.94 grams. Broad flan with typically bold details including full cross and shield, the latter slightly off-center to reveal part of S-R to left, rich gold color all over with traces of sediment in crevices, currently tied with five others for finest in the NGC census, popular denomination that is becoming increasingly harder to obtain.
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