Colombia 1636-NR A 8 reales
This specimen was lot 229 in Sedwick sale 34 (Winter Park, FL, November 2023), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1636 (A), lions and castles transposed in shield and cross, very rare, NGC VF details / saltwater damage / Concepcion (Shipwreck Blue Label). Choice full cross with particularly well-detailed lions and castles, full 63 and weak but certain final 6 of date (to which NGC did not commit), first we have seen or heard of, the shield and crown nearly full but slightly surface-corroded (assayer A to left not visible), nicely toned all over. Pedigreed to the Ponterio & Associates Inc auction of February 1993 (with original lot-tag 1923) as well as the Henry Christensen auction of May 1982 (with original lot-tag 981131), and to the 45th Anniversary Collection, with original tag 408 and official (generic) Letter of Authenticity. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola." This type was struck 1627-51 for Philip IV but only the years 1628-29 and 1633-34 are specifically listed in the SCWC. The Cartagena mint also struck a few eight reales in the 1630's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 26.26 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6316, Restrepo-M44.12 (date not listed); S-B5; KM-3.3 (unlisted date); Cal-unl (Type 337).
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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.
- 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.
- Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 34, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2023.
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