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| − | This specimen was lot 615 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]], Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1642 FR, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. Off-center shield with clear FR assayer to left, well-centered full cross with clear penultimate digit 4 of date followed by flat base (could only be a 2), crude flan with flat peripheries and uneven edge (partially bent), VG with patchy light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." This type was struck 1622-47, throughout the first part of the reign of Philip IV. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible. This type is rare; it was never made in large quantities and nearly all melted down in the great remintage of 1649-52 when the debased cobs were called in. Assayer FR operated 1642 only and was probably deeply implicated in the debasement fraud. | + | This specimen was lot 615 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Bolivia|BOLIVIA]], Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1642 FR, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. Off-center shield with clear FR assayer to left, well-centered full cross with clear penultimate digit 4 of date followed by flat base (could only be a 2), crude flan with flat peripheries and uneven edge (partially bent), VG with patchy light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." This type was struck 1622-47, throughout the first part of the reign of Philip IV. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible. This type is rare; it was never made in large quantities and nearly all melted down in the great remintage of 1649-52 when the debased cobs were called in. Assayer FR operated 1642 only and was probably deeply implicated in the debasement fraud. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' 13.53 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 12.72 grams and probably debased. | ''Specification:'' 13.53 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 12.72 grams and probably debased. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Cayón-unlisted; S-P28; KM-17a; Cal-unl (Type 279). |
''[[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. |
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
* 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:28, 24 August 2025
This specimen was lot 615 in Sedwick Auction 36 (Winter Park, FL, November 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, 1642 FR, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Ponte. Off-center shield with clear FR assayer to left, well-centered full cross with clear penultimate digit 4 of date followed by flat base (could only be a 2), crude flan with flat peripheries and uneven edge (partially bent), VG with patchy light toning. Pedigreed to the Luis R. Ponte Collection." This type was struck 1622-47, throughout the first part of the reign of Philip IV. Dates were added in 1617; even so, many are so crudely made that the dates are not legible. This type is rare; it was never made in large quantities and nearly all melted down in the great remintage of 1649-52 when the debased cobs were called in. Assayer FR operated 1642 only and was probably deeply implicated in the debasement fraud.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.53 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 12.72 grams and probably debased.
Catalog reference: Cayón-unlisted; S-P28; KM-17a; Cal-unl (Type 279).
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, 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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