Santo Domingo (1542-57)-SP real
This specimen was lot 648 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, no assayer (F), mintmark S to left and P to right, three stars at top and one star at bottom of pillars, very rare, ex-Byrne, ex-Rudman, ex-Jones (Plate Coin). Small, thin Fine with choice bold legends on pillars side, full crown on shield side, the centers weak but legible, black toning in crevices, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Dr. Peter Jones collection, plated on page 125 of his book The First Coins of the Americas (2020), the Ray Byrne collection (Jess Peters' Coins and Tokens of the Caribees auction of June 1975, lot #1107), and the Isaac Rudman collection, and to our Auction 24, with original lot-tag #864." The Santo Domingo mint, located on the island of Hispaniola, operated only briefly before being overtaken by the enormous output of the Mexico mint. Half, one, two, four and ten reales are recorded in silver along with some copper.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 2.07 grams.
Catalog reference: S-SD1; Cal-159; KM-unl., Cayón-3060.
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- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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