Mexico 1634-Mo P real
This specimen was lot 541 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 1 real, 1634 (P), very rare. SOdd-shaped flan (squarish but with two rounded sides) with nearly full well-centered cross, clear bottom half of 34 of date above mintmark oM, lightly toned with some dark areas near edge, VG/AVF overall." This specimen is a silver cob one real struck at Mexico City 1621-65. Specimens with clear dates are unusual to the point that many dates are unlisted in the SCWC. In 1728, cobs were debased from .931 to 0.917 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 3.49 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, S-M19; KM-28 (unlisted date); Cal-unl (Type 199).
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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, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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