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[[Image:MnE104-246.jpg|550px|thumb|Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 246]]
 
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This specimen was lot 246 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £180 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Philip V (1724-1746), cob 2 reales (2), Mexico, 1727, and another with date illegible, assayer D, 6.65 g (Cal. type 212), about fine  (2)." Cob two reales were struck at the [[Mexico]] mint 1701-46 for Philip V of Spain and became the "two bits" of pirate lore. The fineness was lowered from 0.931 to 0.917 in 1725.  
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This specimen was lot 246 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £180 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Philip V (1724-1746), cob 2 reales (2), Mexico, 1727, and another with date illegible, assayer D, 6.65 g (Cal. type 212), about fine  (2)." Cob two reales were struck at the [[Mexico]] mint 1701-46 for Philip V of Spain and became the "two bits" of pirate lore. The fineness was lowered from 0.931 to 0.917 in 1728.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rather scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rather scarce.
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* 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.  
 
* 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 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.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, ''Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection,'' London: Morton & Eden, 2019.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, ''Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection,'' London: Morton & Eden, 2019.
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* [[Mexico 1727-Mo D 1/2 real|1727 "royal" ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1727-Mo D 1/2 real|1727 "royal" ½ real]]
* [[Peru 1726-L M 2 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1727-L M 2 reales]] "royal"
 
* [[Mexico 1727-Mo D 8 reales|1727 "royal" 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1727-Mo D 8 reales|1727 "royal" 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1728-Mo D 1/2 real|1728 ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1728-Mo D 1/2 real|1728 ½ real]]

Latest revision as of 09:04, 4 December 2025

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 246

This specimen was lot 246 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £180 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Philip V (1724-1746), cob 2 reales (2), Mexico, 1727, and another with date illegible, assayer D, 6.65 g (Cal. type 212), about fine (2)." Cob two reales were struck at the Mexico mint 1701-46 for Philip V of Spain and became the "two bits" of pirate lore. The fineness was lowered from 0.931 to 0.917 in 1728.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-8781, KM 35, cal. type 175, no. 1027.

Source:

  • 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, 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]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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