Peru 1715-L M 8 reales - Revision history

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[[Image:Sedwick 39-0678o.jpg|300px|thumb|Sedwick Treasure Auction 39, lot 678]]
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This specimen was lot 678 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 8 reales, 1715 M, row of three dots at top, rare, ex-Ugaz. Full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates (including in legend) and assayers, all three mintmarks, lightly toned AXF with golden hues, rare date (first we have offered at auction and the only example we have traced in recent years). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." 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. Assayer M operated 1709-27.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 26.81 grams.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9255]], S-L20; KM-34; Cal-1288.

''[[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 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, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, '' Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.

''Links to:''
* [[Peru 1714-L M 8 reales|1714 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1715-L M 2 reales|1715 2 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1715-P Y 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1715-Mo J 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1715-L M 8 escudos|1715 8 escudos]]
* [[Peru 1717-L M 8 reales|1717 8 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1715]]

[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 39]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category: Silver pesos of Latin America]]

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 [[Image:Sedwick 39-0678r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 678 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 8 reales, 1715 M, row of three dots at top, rare, ex-Ugaz. Full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates (including in legend) and assayers, all three mintmarks, lightly toned AXF with golden hues, rare date (first we have offered at auction and the only example we have traced in recent years). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." 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. Assayer M operated 1709-28.
+This specimen was lot 678 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 8 reales, 1715 M, row of three dots at top, rare, ex-Ugaz. Full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates (including in legend) and assayers, all three mintmarks, lightly toned AXF with golden hues, rare date (first we have offered at auction and the only example we have traced in recent years). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." 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. Assayer Melgarejo ("M") operated 1709-28..
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
-* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
+* 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,'' 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.

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 * 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, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, '' Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, ''Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
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