The Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 2 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.

This Pendant is FIFTY CENT sized… Pendant size including bezel: 1 1/8" Across, 1 5/8" Tall - the width of a 50 cent piece

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.

Crudely 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!

Your Pirate Era Gold Doubloon Pendant

• Date minted: Circa 1565-1576
• Denomination: 2 Escudo "Doubloon"
• Coin weight: 6.5 grams 
• Mint: "oT" Toledo, Spain
• Rulers: Philip II (1556-1598)
• Assayer: "M" Eugenio de Manzanas (1559-1576)
• Reverse (Back): The Jerusalem Cross
• Obverse: (Front): The Royal Shield PHILIP II
• Coin Metal: 22K Gold
• Bezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-width and thickness bezel
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a 7mm inside diameter large enough to fit a high quality gold chain
• Size including bezel: 1 1/8" Across, 1 5/8" Tall - Pendant the width of a 50 cent piece
  

Note from Robert: STUNNING! This coin ranks in the top 3-5% available in the world. Almost uncricualted. Rare and very desirable Toledo, Spain, mint. 

 Beautiful, one-of-a-kind specimen. Visible HISPANIARVM R(EX), Latin for King of Spain. Shield side excellent "II" Philip II's ordinal, DEI GRACIA, Latin for By the Grace of God. Most of the time these aren't visible and fall off the edge of the planchet.

Besides this being a stunningly beautiful coin, with a full cross and shield, in red highlights is the "oT" mint mark, "M" assayer's initials and denomination on shield side.

It is also on a wider planchet, so the pendant size the width of a quarter and 50 cent piece. 

This coin is so stunning that I created a luxury weight 18K gold bezel for it, that gives it a regal look and feel. I like to use 18K as most of the coins and jewelry from this time period were 22K to 24K (pure) gold.  

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