The Legendary Pirate Era 22K Gold 2 Escudo "Doubloon" in an Heirloom 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.

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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 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 minted: Circa 1590s
• Denomination: 2 Escudo "Doubloon"
• Coin weight: 4.4 grams SEE NOTES BELOW 
• Mint: "S" Seville, Spain
• Rulers: Philip II (1556-1598)
• Assayer: not visible
• Reverse (Back): The Jerusalem Cross
• Obverse: (Front): The Royal Shield PHILPVS II
• Coin Metal: 22K Gold
• Bezel Metal: 18K Gold - Luxury-width and thickness bezel
• Articulating Nautical Shackle Bail with a 6.2mm inside diameter large enough to fit a high quality gold chain
• Size including bezel: 7/8" Across, 1 3/8" Tall - Pendant the width of a nickel
  

Note from Robert: Beautiful, one-of-a-kind specimen. Excellent, deeply struck cross. "II" denomination on shield side. 

This coin is truly unique, and rare. The official weight of a Spanish 2 escudo is 6.7 grams. The official weight of a 1 escudo is 3.3 to 3.4 grams. But this 2 escudo is only 4.4 grams. This means one of two things. The coin could have been "clipped down" to 4.4 grams and the clipped gold used to pay for something, sort of like making change, today. Or it could have been purposely "clipped" by a nefarious person trying to make it look like a 2 escudo (the clipping isn't obvious - well balanced cross and shield), and they kept the clipped gold for themselves. The only way they would have gotten away with that is if the person who received it didn't weigh it to confirm it wasn't official weight.

It is a wonderful, and rarer example of how this coin was used hundreds of years ago. And it is a super cool part of its life and history.

All of this info will be a part of our detailed, 9 page Certificate of Authenticity that comes with this pendant.

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