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This specimen was lot 644 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosi, [[Bolivia]], cob 1 real Royal (galano), 1733E, retrograde E to right of cross, extremely rare, NGC XF details / holed. Typically thick, round, even, but small-diameter flan with perfectly centered cross showing a clearly retrograde assayer E to left, the pillars side slightly off-center but with bold E in proper rotation at top-right, both visible assayers possibly punched over YA (the pillars side probably a die-match with the single-known YA example from the "Americas" sale), in any case unlisted and most likely unique, with lovely old toning but inevitable hole near top of cross / top of right pillar. Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of January 2008 (lot #50309)." The SCWC lists "royals" of this type for 1733-35, 1739, 1741, 1745-47. Assayer YA is also recorded for the year.
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This specimen was lot 644 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Potosí, [[Bolivia]], cob 1 real Royal (galano), 1733E, retrograde E to right of cross, extremely rare, NGC XF details / holed. Typically thick, round, even, but small-diameter flan with perfectly centered cross showing a clearly retrograde assayer E to left, the pillars side slightly off-center but with bold E in proper rotation at top-right, both visible assayers possibly punched over YA (the pillars side probably a die-match with the single-known YA example from the "Americas" sale), in any case unlisted and most likely unique, with lovely old toning but inevitable hole near top of cross / top of right pillar. Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of January 2008 (lot #50309)." The SCWC lists "royals" of this type for 1733-35, 1739, 1741, 1745-47. Assayer YA is also recorded for the year.
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 3.38 g, .917 fine silver, .099 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.43 grams.  
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''Specification:'' 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, .099 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.43 grams.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-8501]], S-P46; KM-R28a; Cal-unl.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-8501]], S-P46; KM-R28a; Cal-unl.  
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* [[Bolivia 1732-P M real|1732 real]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1732-P M real|1732 real]]
* [[Bolivia 1733-P YA 4 reales|1733 4 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P YA 2 reales|1733-YA 2 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1733-P YA 8 reales|1733 8 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P E 2 reales|1733-E 2 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P E 4 reales|1733-E 4 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P YA 4 reales|1733-YA 4 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P YA 8 reales|1733-YA 8 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1733-P E 8 reales|1733-E 8 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1739-P M real|1739 real]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1739-P M real|1739 real]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1733]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1733]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 28]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 28]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 2 November 2024

Sedwick Treasure Auction 28, lot 644
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This specimen was lot 644 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal (galano), 1733E, retrograde E to right of cross, extremely rare, NGC XF details / holed. Typically thick, round, even, but small-diameter flan with perfectly centered cross showing a clearly retrograde assayer E to left, the pillars side slightly off-center but with bold E in proper rotation at top-right, both visible assayers possibly punched over YA (the pillars side probably a die-match with the single-known YA example from the "Americas" sale), in any case unlisted and most likely unique, with lovely old toning but inevitable hole near top of cross / top of right pillar. Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of January 2008 (lot #50309)." The SCWC lists "royals" of this type for 1733-35, 1739, 1741, 1745-47. Assayer YA is also recorded for the year.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, .099 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.43 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8501, S-P46; KM-R28a; Cal-unl.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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