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[[Image:Mexico Sed21-753.jpg|550px|thumb|from the Sedwick Treasure Auction 21, lot 753]] | [[Image:Mexico Sed21-753.jpg|550px|thumb|from the Sedwick Treasure Auction 21, lot 753]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 753 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $282. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Mexico City, [[Mexico]], cob 1/2 real, 1615/4F, very rare. Broad flan with choice full monogram (a few old scratches) and oM-F, full and clear date with bold overdate (first specimen we have recorded), good full cross-and-tressure, VF with toned fields." This specimen is a silver cob half real struck at Mexico City 1598-1621. Specimens with clear dates are unusual, to the point where the SCWC | + | This specimen was lot 753 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $282. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Mexico City, [[Mexico]], cob 1/2 real, 1615/4F, very rare. Broad flan with choice full monogram (a few old scratches) and oM-F, full and clear date with bold overdate (first specimen we have recorded), good full cross-and-tressure, VF with toned fields." This specimen is a silver cob half real struck at Mexico City 1598-1621. Specimens with clear dates are unusual, to the point where the SCWC and Cayón do not list this date. In 1728, cobs were debased from .931 to 0.917 fine silver. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.69 grams, .931 fine silver, this specimen 1.57 grams. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.69 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 1.57 grams. |
''Catalog reference:'' Cayón-unlisted, S-M17; KM-21 (unlisted date). | ''Catalog reference:'' Cayón-unlisted, S-M17; KM-21 (unlisted date). | ||
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* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * 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. | * 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 | + | * 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. | * Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins,'' New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017 | * <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017 | ||
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* [[Mexico 1615-Mo F 4 reales|1615 4 reales "royal"]] | * [[Mexico 1615-Mo F 4 reales|1615 4 reales "royal"]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1615/4-Mo F 8 reales|1615/4 "royal" 8 reales]] | * [[Mexico 1615/4-Mo F 8 reales|1615/4 "royal" 8 reales]] | ||
| − | * [[Mexico | + | * [[Mexico 1616-Mo F 1/2 real|1616 ½ real]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1615]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1615]] | ||
* return to [[Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734]] | * return to [[Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734]] | ||
[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 21]] | [[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 21]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 25 August 2025
This specimen was lot 753 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $282. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1615/4F, very rare. Broad flan with choice full monogram (a few old scratches) and oM-F, full and clear date with bold overdate (first specimen we have recorded), good full cross-and-tressure, VF with toned fields." This specimen is a silver cob half real struck at Mexico City 1598-1621. Specimens with clear dates are unusual, to the point where the SCWC and Cayón do not list this date. In 1728, cobs were debased from .931 to 0.917 fine silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 1.57 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted, S-M17; KM-21 (unlisted date).
- 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.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017
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