Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, 1712/1, no assayer (Arce), unique, NGC MS 66 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-unl (M66.32 for type); S-B24; KM-unl (14.2 for type); Cal-unl (cf 1930 under Ph. V). 6.70 grams. Odd-shaped flan with nearly full shield and cross showing great depth of strike and complete lack of wear, but best numismatic feature is the bold 712 of the date with clear 2/1 for the last digit, an overdate that we have never encountered before, followed by two dots, the first of which also appears to be punched over a 1. It is worth noting that this coin is top grade for the entire colonial series at NGC, and a previously unknown overdate from such a prolific source as the 1715 Fleet is quite a rare occurrence! From the 1715 Fleet, with original Fisher photo-certificate 1715-0033.
