Bolivia 1621-P T 2 reales
This specimen was lot 196 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $1,368.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1621T, Grade 2. Bold 621 of date, full shield and cross (the latter off-center), minimal corrosion, brightly silvery. Pedigreed to the Classics collection, with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #94A-270609. Recovered from Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida." This type was struck 1605-21, throughout the reign of Philip III. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.52 g.
Catalog reference: S-P21; KM-8; CT-359, Cayón-unlisted.
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- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
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