{"product_id":"extremely-rare-kempen-hoard-circa-1575-22k-gold-four-escudo-the-legendary-doubloon-18k-gold-pendant-artifact-4693","title":"EXTREMELY RARE Kempen Hoard circa 1575 22K Gold Four Escudo - the Legendary Doubloon - 18K Gold Pendant | Artifact #4693","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 2 Escudo \"Doubloon\" from the Kempen Hoard... now in an Heirloom  Pendant\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlease Note: \u003cstrong\u003eThis is an authentic Spanish Gold Escudo Treasure Coin\u003c\/strong\u003e, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eSize including bezel: 1 1\/4\" Across, 1 3\/4\" Tall - the width of a 50 cent piece - SEE VIDEO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt began with the kind of faint metal-detector signal that was almost not worth digging...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne evening in 2021, a Dutch treasure hunter was making his way back to his car after an unsuccessful search in the Kempen region of the Netherlands. His detector gave a modest signal—the sort that usually meant a scrap of aluminum foil. He decided to dig anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first shovel went straight to the target. In the loose earth was something small, round and unmistakably yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gold coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe photographed it, hardly believing his luck, and started toward the car. He had taken only a few steps when his detector sounded again. Less than a meter away, an enormous silver coin emerged from the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen another coin appeared... and another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon he was uncovering \u003cstrong\u003egold and silver treasure coins alongside fragments of the pottery vessel in which they had been buried centuries before.\u003c\/strong\u003e His jacket pockets filled. Then his finds pouch. Eventually he abandoned his shovel altogether, recovering much of the hoard with his bare hands and filling his backpack with treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong that extraordinary discovery were Spanish gold Escudos—the legendary gold coins remembered in pirate lore as \u003cstrong\u003eDoubloons\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eOf the 250 coins discovered, only 16 were Spanish 22K gold doubloons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis coin is one of them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Spanish gold Escudos traveled throughout an extraordinary world of kings and merchants, galleons and counting houses, soldiers, adventurers, privateers and pirates. Together with the great silver Pieces of Eight, they helped build the world we now know during the Age of Sail. \u003cstrong\u003eBut unlike most surviving Escudos, this coin comes with something exceptionally rare: documented provenance from the moment of its modern discovery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour Kempen Hoard Gold Doubloon Pendant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate circa: 1566-1587 - \u003cstrong\u003eSEE NOTES BELOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: 4 Escudo \"Doubloon\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin weight: 13.43 grams \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: \"S\" Seville, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRulers: Philip II \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssayer: \"square Gothic d\" \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMelchor Damián de Roxas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse (Back): The Jerusalem Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObverse: (Front): Shield of the King of Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin Metal: 22K Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-width bezel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a \u003cstrong\u003eLARGE 7.5mm \u003c\/strong\u003einside diameter large enough to fit a high quality gold chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Size including bezel: 1 1\/4\" Across, 1 3\/4\" Tall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e - the width of a 50 cent piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote from Robert:\u003c\/strong\u003e WOW! One word: Stunning! There are multiple things that make this coin very rare, valuable and collectable. Out of the 250 coins in the Kempen Hoard, only 16 were Spanish gold doubloons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eThere were only \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003etwo 4 escudo coins found\u003c\/span\u003e... this is one of of those two coins. We have NEVER had the honor to offer such a rare coin, and especially at this stunning quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eIt is in incredible condition for a coin that was struck almost 500 years ago - if this coin could talk, the stories it could tell\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eExcellent, full cross, sweet shield. By comparing the coin's mint mark \"S\", assayer's initials \"square d\", and exceptional quality, we know this coin was struck between 1566 and 1587, when Melchor Damián assayer at the Seville mint. \"oIIII\" Roman numerals denomination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eAssayer, Damián was the mint official responsible for verifying the purity of the precious metal used in its coinage, and his personal mark appeared on the coins as evidence of that responsibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eSeville did not start putting dates on their coins until 1588. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eWhat's really excellent and rare is that many Seville mint coins I have worked with from this time period we can't even see those details. So this is a cool piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eSo if you want one of the rarest pieces available, with our Gold Standard documentation, don't wait too long to adopt this amazing piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 6, 6);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e(Please note: this information and much more will appear on your customized Certificate of Authenticity, including our full documentation package and provenance history.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTHE KEMPEN HOARD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNow known as the \u003cstrong\u003eKempen Hoard\u003c\/strong\u003e, the remarkable 2021 discovery contained 131 coins silver and gold coins from across Europe and the wider trading world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSpain, England and the Netherlands were particularly well represented, but the treasure also contained coins from Portugal, France, Hungary, the German and Italian states, and Spain's possessions in South America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIts extraordinary range tells a story all its own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe earliest coin in the hoard was an English gold Noble of Henry VI from the fifteenth century. The latest was a Zeeland Lion Daalder dated 1616. In all, the accumulated treasure spanned more than 150 years of monetary history—a remarkable reflection of the international trade networks that connected Europe and the Spanish world during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe size and diversity of the fortune suggest that its original owner may have been a prosperous merchant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAnd the timing is intriguing. In 1621, the Twelve Years' Truce between Spain and the Dutch Republic ended and warfare resumed. We cannot know why the Kempen treasure was concealed, but it is not difficult to imagine someone gathering accumulated wealth, placing gold and silver coins into a pottery vessel and burying it as danger approached.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Whoever hid it never came back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor roughly four centuries, the coins remained beneath the earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThen came that faint signal in a Dutch field. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Kempen Hoard was carefully documented, preserving the modern provenance of its individual coins as the treasure was dispersed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhat makes the Kempen coins particularly special is the unusually vivid record of their rediscovery—the place, the circumstances, and even the finder’s own account of the moment the treasure emerged from the earth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eKempen coins are different. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis Spanish gold Escudo is not merely a coin from the legendary age of the Doubloon. It is a piece of genuine buried treasure—with a modern story that begins at the precise moment this gold once again appeared from under the soil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(177, 6, 6);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; background: white;\"\u003e(Please note: this information and much more will appear on your customized Certificate of Authenticity, including our full documentation package and provenance history.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Spanish Treasure Coin Jewelry\" href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/collections\/spanish-coins\"\u003eTo see our complete collection of Spanish \"Piece of Eight\" treasure coins, click here\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Gold Doubloon Pendant Comes Complete with:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Detailed, multi-page, Full Color, Photo Certificate of Authenticity (with your exact coin) Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gold Doubloons of Spain and the New World by researched and written Robert  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Pieces of Eight\" Historic Brief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coins of the Lost Galleons Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasure Hunters Gazette Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini Museum display for when you are not wearing your treasure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Treasure Jewelry Care Card \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51053982580983,"sku":"527","price":22500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4193\/files\/4693-Kempen-Hoard-Spainish-Gold-Four-4-Escudo-Doubloon-Pirate-Treasure-Coin-18K-Gold-Pendant-03.jpg?v=1787497284","url":"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/products\/extremely-rare-kempen-hoard-circa-1575-22k-gold-four-escudo-the-legendary-doubloon-18k-gold-pendant-artifact-4693","provider":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}