Mexico 1619-Mo D 8 reales
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This specimen was lot 7683 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Cob 8 Reales, 1619-Mo D. Mexico City Mint. Philip III. NGC AU-58. A broadly struck and impressively heavy Cob with clear mintmark and assayer letter. A fair amount of detail exists on the central devices, and the surfaces are toned a dusty gray." Assayer D is listed at a premium over assayer F for 1619 but few come with legible dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.54 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4929, KM-44.3; Cal-type 162 #904.
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- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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