{"product_id":"rare-dated-1632-pirate-era-22k-gold-four-escudo-the-legendary-doubloon-18k-gold-pendant-artifact-7002","title":"RARE Dated 1632 Pirate Era 22K Gold Four Escudo - the Legendary Doubloon - 18K Gold Pendant | Artifact #7002","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 4 Escudo \"Doubloon\" Coin 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;\"\u003eThis Pendant is almost FIFTY CENT sized… Pendant size including bezel: 1 1\/8\" Across, 1 5\/8\" Tall - almost the width of a 50 cent piece - SEE NOTES BELOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen we think of the treasure coins of pirate legend and lore, the first thing that comes to mind is the gold “doubloon.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Doubloons, or Escudos (which means shield in Spanish), are the gold coins to satiate desire. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrudely minted \"cob\" coins - short for cabo de barra, or \"end of the bar,\" each has its own unique shape. 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 possess a coin exactly like yours!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour Pirate Era Gold 4 Escudo Doubloon Pendant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate minted: 1632 - rare visible date - SEE NOTES BELOW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: 4 Escudo \"Doubloon\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin weight: 11.9 - SEE NOTES BELOW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: \"S\" Seville, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRulers: Philip IIII (1621-1665)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssayer: \"R\" Geronimo Rodriguez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse (Back): The Jerusalem Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObverse: (Front): The Royal Shield PHILPVS IIII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin Metal: 22K Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-Gauge wide bezel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a \u003cstrong\u003e7 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e inside diameter large enough to fit a larger high quality gold chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant size including bezel: 1 1\/8\" Across, 1 5\/8\" Tall\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e - pendant is the almost the width a 50 cent piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eNote from Robert: Rare visible 1632 date. Most of the time the date completely falls off the edge of the planchet. This bold, unique style of coin was only struck in Sevile from 1630 to 1664, for only 34 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eNice thick coin, with deeply struck detail. Beautiful one-of-a-kind specimen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eFull cross and shield, you have full \"IIII\" denomination. Most of the time this isn't visible and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003efalls off the edge of the planchet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eIn recent years, four escudos have \u003cspan\u003ebecome highly sought after and difficult to acquire. Especially this design as they struck it for such a short time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eINTERESTING HISTORIC NOTE: This four-escudo gold coin weighs 11.9 grams. The official weight of a four escudo is 13.5 grams. For this 11.9 gram coin, its edges have been trimmed while preserving its overall shape and remarkable detail. Why someone removed that gold is lost to time. Was it \"clipped\" to deceive someone, or since gold had intrinsic value even not in coin form, was it done on purpose with no intent to deceive? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eWhile we will never know the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003ecircumstances, this alteration adds a fascinating human question to the coin’s history: who kept the missing gold, and what happened when this piece next changed hands?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eWe love to set coins like this one in our luxury weight 18K gold bezel, that gives it a regal look and feel... and very piratical. I like to use 18K as most of the coins and jewelry from this time period were 22K to 24K (pure) gold.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eShield design elements indicates the King’s realm: Castile and Leon; Jerusalem and Navarre; Aragon and Sicily, Granada. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/collections\/spanish-coins\" title=\"Spanish Treasure Coin Jewelry\"\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\u003eAn 8 page, Detailed, Full Color, Photo Certificate of Authenticity (with your exact coin) Researched and Written by Robert Lewis Knecht\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":51256409489655,"sku":null,"price":16500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4193\/files\/7002-Spainish-Gold-Four-4-Escudo-Doubloon-Pirate-Treasure-Coin-18K-Gold-Pendant-03.jpg?v=1791060861","url":"https:\/\/cannonbeachtreasure.com\/products\/rare-dated-1632-pirate-era-22k-gold-four-escudo-the-legendary-doubloon-18k-gold-pendant-artifact-7002","provider":"Cannon Beach Treasure Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}