The Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 1 Escudo "Doubloon" Coin  Pendant

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

FOR PENDANT SIZE SEE VIDEO AND COIN DETAILS BELOW

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.

Crudely shaped and hand-hammered, these 22K gold (24K is pure gold) pieces of history are some of the most intriguing and beautiful coins ever minted. And because each coin was minted by hand, they are one of a kind. Unlike a machine minted coin, it is impossible for anyone else to posses a coin exactly like yours!

Your Pirate Era Gold Doubloon Pendant

• Date circa: 1611-1615 - SEE NOTES BELOW
• Denomination: 1 Escudo "Doubloon"
• Coin weight: 3.3 grams 
• Mint: "S" Seville, Spain
• Rulers: Philip III (1598-1621)
• Assayer: "V" Fransisco Bautista Veyntin - 1611-1619
• Reverse (Back): The Jerusalem Cross
• Obverse: (Front): Shield of the King of Spain
• Coin Metal: 22K Gold
• Bezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-width bezel
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a 6.2mm inside diameter large enough to fit a high quality gold chain
• Pendant Size including bezel: 7/8" Across, 1 1/4" Tall - Pendant width of a nickel
  

Note from Robert: Beautiful cross, sweet shield, nice thick piece. Visible "S" mint mark and "V" assayer's initials. The shape and style of the coin suggests that this was struck between 1611--1615, as V assayer coins after that don't share the same features. Most of the time the mint mark and denomination. 

I 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. 

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.

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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