Bolivia 1681-P V 4 reales - Revision history

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[[Image:Bolivia Sed27-636.jpg|550px|thumb|Sedwick sale 27, lot 636]]

This specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.54 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.33 grams.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-7453]], S-P39; KM-25; Cal-526.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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,'' 2 volumes, 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction 27,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

''Links to:''
* [[Bolivia 1677-P E 4 reales|1677 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1680-P V 8 reales|1680 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1681-P V 2 reales|1681 2 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1681-P V 8 reales|1681 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1682-P V 2 reales|1682 2 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1682-P V 8 reales|1682 "royal" 8 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1683-P V 4 reales|1683 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1681]]
* return to coins of [[Bolivia]]

[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 27]]

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-The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosí, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection."</blockquote> Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
+The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosí, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection."</blockquote> Royals are known of this type from the Potosí mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosí mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 [[Image:SB1122-71146r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection."</blockquote> Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
+The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosí, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection."</blockquote> Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 [[Image:Bolivia Sed27-636.jpg|550px|thumb|Sedwick sale 27, lot 636]]
-The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
+The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection."</blockquote> Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V real|1681 real]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 2 reales|1681 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 8 reales|1681 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1682-P V 2 reales|1682 2 reales]]

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 * [[Bolivia 1680-P V 4 reales|1680 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1680-P V 8 reales|1680 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 2 reales|1681 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 8 reales|1681 8 reales]]

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 * 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,'' 2 volumes, 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
+* 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction 27,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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 [[Image:Bolivia Sed27-636.jpg|550px|thumb|Sedwick sale 27, lot 636]]
-This specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life.
+The first specimen was lot 636 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $333.20. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 4 reales, 1681V. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields." The second specimen was lot 71146 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "BOLIVIA. Cob 4 Reales, 1681-P. Potosi Mint; Assayer Pedro de Villar (V). Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A somewhat circulated and underweight cob that nevertheless offers a satisfying amount of detail. The obverse presents the denomination, upper assayer's initial, lower mintmark, and central date with full clarity, and even includes much of the date on the outer legend. The reverse is not as well-preserved, but the mintmark, initial, and much of the date have survived. A good looking piece with an elegant cabinet toning that shows a hint of mauve beneath the deep gray color. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Royals are known of this type from the Potosi mint but all are rare. The regular cob issues are not nearly as nice. The years 1649-52 were a period of reform at the Potosi mint; it was found that the previous mintmasters in office 1625-48 had been debasing the cobs, a crime for which one official paid with his life. Assayer de Villar stamped coins with a "V" 1679-84 and a "VR" 1684-97.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 13.54 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 13.33 grams.
+''Specification:'' 13.54 grams, 0.931 fine silver, the first specimen 13.33 grams, the second specimen 9.46 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-7453]], S-P39; KM-25; Cal-526.
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 * Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction 27,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
 ''Links to:''
-* [[Bolivia 1677-P E 4 reales|1677 4 reales]]
+* [[Bolivia 1680-P V 4 reales|1680 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1680-P V 8 reales|1680 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 2 reales|1681 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1681-P V 8 reales|1681 8 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1682-P V 2 reales|1682 2 reales]]
-* [[Bolivia 1682-P V 8 reales|1682 "royal" 8 reales]]
+* [[Bolivia 1682-P V 4 reales|1682 4 reales]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1681]]
 * return to coins of [[Bolivia]]
-[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 27]]
+[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 27]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale]]