The Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 2 Escudo "Doubloon" Coin 18K Gold in an Heirloom Pendant

Please Note: This is an authentic Spanish Gold Escudo Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

This Pendant is QUARTER sized… Pendant Size Including Bezel: 1" Across, 1 1/2" Tall - the width of a U. S. Quarter

When we think of the treasure coins of pirate legend and lore, the first thing that comes to mind is the gold “doubloon.” Doubloons, or Escudos (which means shield in Spanish), are the gold coins to satiate desire.

From kings and queens, to merchants, adventurers, and yes, pirates and privateers, the gold Escudos, along with their counter parts, silver “Pieces of 8,” fueled the world  economy for some 300 years.

Next time you read about the great pirates of long ago; Henry Morgan, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), John Rackham (Calico Jack), Mary Read, Anne Bonny and many others, these were the coins that drove their raiding and pillaging of land and sea! Even the great, and often maligned, “pirate hunter” Captain William Kidd used these coins to purchase rum and wine for his crew.

This is a very rare type, minted only from 1701 to 1706 in Seville, Spain, using using the recently invented screw press. This type of "mill" produced some of the first almost perfectly round coins. The other Spanish mints struck the standard, crudely shaped and hand-hammered cob coins. 

Still, each one of these coins was minted by hand, and are one of a kind. Unlike a modern, machine minted coin, it is impossible for anyone else to posses a coin exactly like yours!

Your Pirate Era Gold Doubloon Pendant

• Date: 1704 - unique and rare retrograde 4
• Denomination: 2 Escudo "Doubloon"
• Coin weight: 6.8 grams
• Coin metal: 22K Gold
• Mint: Seville, Spain
• Rulers: Philip V (1700-1746)
• Assayer: "P" 
• Reverse (Back): Cross in quatrefoil, denomination, mint mark and assayer initial at corners surrounded by the legend ✤ HISPANIARUM ✤ REX ✤ 1704
  
• Obverse: (Front): Crowned coat of arms of Spain. PHILIPVS · V · DEI · GRAT ·
  
• Bezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-Gauge wide bezel
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a 6.2mm inside diameter large enough to fit a high quality gold chain
• Pendant Size including bezel: Almost 1" Across, 1 1/2" Tall - Pendant the width of a quarter
  

Note from Robert: WOW! This is one of the most amazing Spanish doubloons I have ever had the pleasure to work with. It is almost uncirculated. It has been in our private collection until now.

It is incredibly difficult to find a more perfect gold coin. Stunning piece with beautiful cross and Philip V shield. 

HISPANIARVM REX in Latin means King of Spain, with PHILIPVS · V · DEI · GRAT · on the obverse. Dei Gracia in Latin means By the Grace of God, King of Spain.

This is a very rare, 6 year issue (only minted from 1701 to 1706) 2 escudo 22K gold coin struck at the Seville, Spain, mint using the recently invented screw press. This type of screw press produced some of the first almost perfectly round coins. The other Spanish mints struck the standard, crudely shaped and hand-hammered cob coins. The roller mill preceded the later screw press.

We like to set these pieces in our luxury weight, 18K gold as the coins and jewelry back then were 22K gold (24K is pure gold), and the 18K gold bezel gives this beautiful piece a stunning warm, regal glow.   

Shield design elements indicates the King’s realm: Castile and Leon; Jerusalem and Navarre; Aragon and Sicily, Granada. 

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Your Gold Doubloon Pendant Comes Complete with:

1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
2. A Detailed, 8 Page Full Color, Photo Certificate of Authenticity (with your exact coin) Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht
3. "Pieces of Eight" Historic Brief
4. The Coins of the Lost Galleons Book
5. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
6. Mini Museum display for when you are not wearing your treasure
7. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card