Bolivia 1617-P M 2 reales

Sedwick Treasure auction 26, lot 188

This specimen was lot 188 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $2,023. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1617(M), Grade 1. Super-bold and full ANO D 1617 (with typical erasure of border) outside of full cross, nice full shield with very bold denomination II to right, toned around details, 100% corrosion-free. Pedigreed to the Classics collection, with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #151603. Recovered from Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida." This type was struck 1605-21, throughout the reign of Philip III. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.78 g.

Catalog reference: S-P19; KM-8; CT-356, Cayón-4675.

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, vol. 1, 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.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.

Link to:

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