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Revision as of 09:30, 4 December 2025
This specimen was lot 31099 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $4,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru: Philip V gold Cob 2 Escudos 1721 L-M AU58 PCGS, Lima mint. A singular representative of this conditionally difficult gold type showcasing bold central detailing, accented throughout by pale clay red tones which complement the satiny golden fields to great visual effect." Assayer M is recorded for 1709-28. Cobs were struck at Lima until 1752, twenty years after Mexico City had switched to milled coinage. This type was struck 1701-44 and is rare, especially with a legible date.
Recorded mintage: 4,563.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.62 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-9, KM 36, Cal-312, Cayón-9686.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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 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.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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