Bolivia (1611-13)-P RL 2 reales
This specimen was lot 123 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $5,100. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer RL (curved leg), Grade 1. Brightly cleaned but practically corrosion-free, with bold and full assayer and (oddly narrow) shield, full but doubled cross, broad flan with clear PHILIPVS III (backwards S) in legend. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 86A-132549-1. Recovered from Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida." The SCWC notes both assayer R and RL for this period. We will let the reader decide which appears here. Dates were added in 1617 and struck in this form until 1621. This example realized ten times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.44 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4564, S-P15; KM-8; Cal-626.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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