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This specimen was lot 515 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 2 reales, 1740 V, ex-Ponte. Very bold full date and assayer inside full pillars, bold full cross, richly toned AXF, some peripheral flatness as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." Two reales of this type were struck through the reign of Philip V. Assayer de Vargas stamped his coins 1739-48. Specimens with legible dates are scarce. In 1728, the silver cobs were debased from 0.931 fine to 0.917 fine with no change in design. The [[Peru 1739-L N 8 escudos|mintage of gold]] commenced in 1696.
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This specimen was lot 515 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 2 reales, 1740 V, ex-Ponte. Very bold full date and assayer inside full pillars, bold full cross, richly toned AXF, some peripheral flatness as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." Two reales of this type were struck through the reign of Philip V. Assayer de Vargas stamped his coins 1739-48. Specimens with legible dates are scarce. In 1728, the silver cobs were debased from 0.931 fine to 0.917 fine with no change in design. The [[Peru 1739-L N 8 escudos|mintage of gold]] commenced in 1696.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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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.
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* 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.
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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.
 
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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* [[Peru 1739-L V 4 reales|1739 4 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 4 reales|1739 4 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 8 reales|1739 8 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 8 reales|1739 8 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1739-L V escudo|1739 escudo]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 4 escudos|1739 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 4 escudos|1739 4 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 8 escudos|1739-V 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L V 8 escudos|1739-V 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L N 8 escudos|1739-N 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Peru 1739-L N 8 escudos|1739-N 8 escudos]]
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* [[Peru (1)740-L N 1/2 real|(1)740-N ½ real]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1740-P P 2 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1740-P P 2 reales]]
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* [[Guatemala 1740-G J 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1740-Mo MF 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1740-Mo MF 2 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1740-M JF 2 reales]]
 
* [[Spain 1740-M JF 2 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1740-L N 8 reales|1740-N 8 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1740-L N 8 reales|1740-N 8 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1740-L V 8 reales|1740-V 8 reales]]
 
* [[Peru 1740-L V 8 reales|1740-V 8 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1741-L V 4 reales|1741 4 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1740-L V 8 escudos|1740 8 escudos]]  
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* [[Peru 1742-L V 2 reales|1742 2 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1741-L V 2 reales|1741 2 reales]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1740]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1740]]
  
 
[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 36]]
 
[[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 36]]

Latest revision as of 07:44, 21 November 2025

Sedwick Treasure Auction 36, lot 515
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This specimen was lot 515 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, cob 2 reales, 1740 V, ex-Ponte. Very bold full date and assayer inside full pillars, bold full cross, richly toned AXF, some peripheral flatness as usual. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." Two reales of this type were struck through the reign of Philip V. Assayer de Vargas stamped his coins 1739-48. Specimens with legible dates are scarce. In 1728, the silver cobs were debased from 0.931 fine to 0.917 fine with no change in design. The mintage of gold commenced in 1696.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 6.88 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8884; S-L22; KM-32a; Cal-754.

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 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 36, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Luis R. Ponte collection, the Jorge Becerra Collection and the John M. O'Brien collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.

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