Mexico 1625-Mo D 4 reales
This specimen was lot 310 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, 1625/4 D, rare. Choice example with excellent full cross and shield, full oMD and very bold full 5/4 overdate, deeply toned and corrosion-free. Recovered from: 'Lucayan Beach Wreck,' sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island." The SCWC mentions this type for 1621-67 and notes 1618-34 with assayer "D". Few of these early cobs have legible dates which is why this date is unlisted.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.73 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.35 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, S-M18a; KM-38 (unlisted date); Cal-unl (Type 275).
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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 and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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