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| − | This specimen was lot 66 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1719/8 M, rare, NGC AU 58. Well centered on a smallish flan with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, the latter with arrangement of dots only seen on clean-date 1718s so far (but not the previous lot), even yellow color all over and no doubling."Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. This type is recorded for 1710-47 with assayer M operating 1710-27. Cobs were struck at Lima until 1752, twenty years after Mexico City had switched to milled coinage. | + | This specimen was lot 66 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1719/8 M, rare, NGC AU 58. Well centered on a smallish flan with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, the latter with arrangement of dots only seen on clean-date 1718s so far (but not the previous lot), even yellow color all over and no doubling." Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. This type is recorded for 1710-47 with assayer M operating 1710-27. Cobs were struck at Lima until 1752, twenty years after Mexico City had switched to milled coinage. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 60,234. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 60,234. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.917 fine | + | ''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 26.84 grams. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9966]]; S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2129; Fr-7. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-9966]]; S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2129; Fr-7. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|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. | * 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. |
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
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* [[Peru 1718-L M 8 escudos|1718 8 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1718-L M 8 escudos|1718 8 escudos]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1719-L M 2 reales|1719 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1719-L M 4 reales|1719 4 reales]] | * [[Peru 1719-L M 4 reales|1719 4 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1719-L M 8 reales|1719 8 reales]] | * [[Peru 1719-L M 8 reales|1719 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1719-L M escudo|1719 escudo]] | * [[Peru 1719-L M escudo|1719 escudo]] | ||
* [[Spain 1719-M F 8 escudos]] | * [[Spain 1719-M F 8 escudos]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1719-S J 8 escudos]] | ||
* [[Peru 1720-L M 8 escudos|1720 8 escudos]] | * [[Peru 1720-L M 8 escudos|1720 8 escudos]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1719]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1719]] | ||
[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 35]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]] | [[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 35]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:03, 25 August 2025
This specimen was lot 66 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $15,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1719/8 M, rare, NGC AU 58. Well centered on a smallish flan with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, the latter with arrangement of dots only seen on clean-date 1718s so far (but not the previous lot), even yellow color all over and no doubling." Gold coins from colonial Peru are much scarcer than those from Colombian mints. This type is recorded for 1710-47 with assayer M operating 1710-27. Cobs were struck at Lima until 1752, twenty years after Mexico City had switched to milled coinage.
Recorded mintage: 60,234.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 26.84 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-9966; S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2129; Fr-7.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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