I don't personally collect the 8 escudo pieces as they're as
bit too rich for my blood, but I do collect pre-1700
Spanish New World silver cobs.
As with ancients, I absolutely love hand made coins, and until the introduction of the
portrait type coins, they didn't get much more hand made than cobs.
I have a small
part of my
collection posted at the link below. Once I find the time, I
hope to shoot images of the rest of the
collection and post them.
Might you have any images of some of your earlier pieces you'd like to share? I know I'd love to see them.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6579Craig