Mexico 1655-Mo P 4 reales
This specimen was lot 42508 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $211.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 4 Reales, 1655/4-P. Philip IV (1621-65). NGC VF Details--Chopmarked. Overdate not indicated on Slab insert. A few chops to the reverse that do not distract much from the overall appearance of the piece. Pedigree: From the David O'Harrow Collection." This specimen is a silver cob four reales struck at Mexico City 1621-65. Specimens with clear dates are unusual. In 1728, cobs were debased from .931 to 0.917 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 grams, 0.931 fine silver, .405 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.55 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6151, Cal-type-147#711b; KM-38.
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- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- 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.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.
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