Mexico 1688-Mo L 2 reales
This specimen was lot 623 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, 1688 (L), extremely rare, PCGS VF details / cleaned, finest and only example in PCGS census. Long, narrow flan with some cross but only the top-left part of shield and crown due to off-center strike that enables a very full and bold 688 of the date, nicely toned all over, one of only two examples known to us." This specimen is a silver cob two reales struck at Mexico City 1668-99. They are not rare but very scarce with legible dates. Assayer "L" operated 1681-1704.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 5.90 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, S-M21; KM-34 (unlisted date); Cal-unl (Type 71).
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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, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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