Peru 1700-L H 8 reales
This specimen was lot 32063 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,050. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Charles II Cob 8 Reales 1700 L-H VF30 NGC, Lima mint. This specimen exhibits a handsome graphite tone with deeper toning in the recesses causing the devices to serve as highlights. The central date and assayer's initial are clear on the obverse, and other equally clear features of the overall design make this example highly desirable." Cob eight reales were struck at the Lima mint 1684-1700 for Charles II of Spain and became the "pieces of eight" of pirate lore. Specimens with legible dates bring triple those without.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.34 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7705, KM 24.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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