Peru 1719-L M 8 reales

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Sedwick Treasure auction 27, lot 522

This specimen was lot 522 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $285.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1719M. Bold date between pillars, full but oversized cross, well centered on a small, thick flan, toned Fine." Cob eight reales were struck at the Lima mint 1701-46 for Philip V of Spain and became the "pieces of eight" of pirate lore. Specimens with legible dates bring triple those without. The fineness was lowered from .931 to .917 in 1728.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.45 grams.

Catalog reference: S-L20; KM-34; Cal-1291, Cayón-9265.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 27, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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