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This specimen was lot 44065 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]]. 2 Reales, 1736-P E. Potosi Mint. Philip V. PCGS Genuine--Excessively Clipped, VF Details Gold Shield. Clipped from the original weight of 6.77 gms but the date and assayer are still bold." The specimen shown is a 1736 cob two reales from the Potosi mint in Bolivia. The Potosi mint was the most prolific issuer of silver during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, nearly all of it cobs such as this. This type was struck 1729-47 and superseded an earlier type (KM 29) which was 0.931 fine silver. Assayer's initials were not used on this denomination, presumably for lack of space. The other Latin American mints placed the date near the edge where it rarely struck up, whereas Potosi issues have the date smack in the middle, ensuring that the date would be legible even if the rest of the design was smeared. As a result, Bolivian cobs can be collected by date, unlike the other mints (Mexico, Lima, Guatemala). The Potosi mint was the last to abandon the manufacture of cobs, in 1773.
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This specimen was lot 44065 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]]. 2 Reales, 1736-P E. Potosi Mint. Philip V. PCGS Genuine--Excessively Clipped, VF Details Gold Shield. Clipped from the original weight of 6.77 gms but the date and assayer are still bold." The specimen shown is a 1736 cob two reales from the Potosí mint in Bolivia. The Potosí mint was the most prolific issuer of silver during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, nearly all of it cobs such as this. This type was struck 1729-47 and superseded an earlier type (KM 29) which was 0.931 fine silver. The other Latin American mints placed the date near the edge where it rarely struck up, whereas Potosi issues have the date smack in the middle, ensuring that the date would be legible even if the rest of the design was smeared. As a result, Bolivian cobs can be collected by date, unlike the other mints (Mexico, Lima, Guatemala). The Potosí mint was the last to abandon the manufacture of cobs, in 1773.
 
   
 
   
 
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 4.43 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 4.43 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], KM-29a; Cal-Type 114#913.
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-8854]], KM-29a; Cal-Type 114#913.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.
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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.
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
  
 
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* [[Bolivia 1732-P M 2 reales|1732 2 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1735-P E 2 reales|1735 2 reales]]
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* [[Guatemala 1736-G J 2 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1736-Mo MF 2 reales]]
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* [[Peru 1736-L N 2 reales]]
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* [[Spain 1736-S AP 2 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1736-P E 4 reales|1736 4 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1736-P E 8 reales|1736 8 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1736-P E 8 reales|1736 8 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1740-P P 2 reales|1740 2 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1737-P E 2 reales|1737-E 2 reales]]
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* [[Bolivia 1737-P Y 2 reales|1737-Y 2 reales]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1736]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1736]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale]][[Category: Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]

Latest revision as of 14:55, 4 December 2025

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44065
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This specimen was lot 44065 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA. 2 Reales, 1736-P E. Potosi Mint. Philip V. PCGS Genuine--Excessively Clipped, VF Details Gold Shield. Clipped from the original weight of 6.77 gms but the date and assayer are still bold." The specimen shown is a 1736 cob two reales from the Potosí mint in Bolivia. The Potosí mint was the most prolific issuer of silver during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, nearly all of it cobs such as this. This type was struck 1729-47 and superseded an earlier type (KM 29) which was 0.931 fine silver. The other Latin American mints placed the date near the edge where it rarely struck up, whereas Potosi issues have the date smack in the middle, ensuring that the date would be legible even if the rest of the design was smeared. As a result, Bolivian cobs can be collected by date, unlike the other mints (Mexico, Lima, Guatemala). The Potosí mint was the last to abandon the manufacture of cobs, in 1773.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 4.43 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8854, KM-29a; Cal-Type 114#913.

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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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