Spain 1605-To C 8 reales
This specimen was lot 8231 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Cob 8 Reales, 1605. Toledo Mint. Philip III. NGC AU-55. NGC notes this attractive and lustrous 8 Reales Cob as a 1605 dated example, but does not mention a mint. Krause and Calico list only a single mint for 1605, making the current example most likely from the Toledo mint. Boldly struck and with ample mint luster, this is a great example of the ever-popular type." This cob was issued from Toledo 1605 only and is a rare date. Similar cobs were produced at Madrid, Valladolid, Seville and Segovia. Segovia also issued milled 8 reales.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 27.46 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27.36 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4862, KM-38.2; cf. Cal-type 172 #985, Dav-4397.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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