The largest Spanish gold coins, the 100 escudos of Philipp III and IV.

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Nine Mexico mint “royals” from the 1715 fleet...at about $300K each at auction.

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A small fraction of the 8 escudo coins from the Lima, Peru mint recuperated from the 1715 fleet sunk of Vero Beach, FL.

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The most famous “tortilla de patatas” in Spain comes from Betanzos in Galicia. I ate it there on my third “Camino de Santiago” pilgrimage.

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