Lot 41 COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1655, assayer R below denomination II to left, mintmark NR to

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1655, assayer R below denomination II to left, mintmark NR to right, NGC MS 63 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue Label), finest and only example in NGC census. RAMOS-1; Restrepo-M50.23; S-B21; KM-4.1; Cal-1812; Fr-2. 6.73 grams. Choice full cross with very bold full date followed by cross-of-five-dots ornament, well-detailed full shield with bold full •II•R to left (mintmark to right not visible), lustrous and light in color but with faint contrasting sediment in crevices, a premium coin from this very popular shipwreck. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificate.
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