Bolivia 1623-P T 4 reales
This specimen was lot 607 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1623 (date as 16ZIII) T, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. Choice full shield with transposed lions and castles, full P and clear T to left, off-center full cross (quadrants transposed) with very clear III of date visible (as the mint lacked a "3" punch), VF with light toning, scratches and hole to left of cross, minor natural edge-crack. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection and to Sedwick Auction 4 (lot 700)." This type was struck 1622-47, throughout the first part of the reign of Philip IV. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible. This type is rare; it was never made in large quantities and nearly all melted down in the great remintage of 1649-52 when the debased cobs were called in.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.39 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted; S-P22a; KM-17; Cal-unl (Type 279).
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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