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[[Image:Mexico Sed26-366.jpg|600px|thumb|Sedwick Treasure auction 26, lot 366]] | [[Image:Mexico Sed26-366.jpg|600px|thumb|Sedwick Treasure auction 26, lot 366]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 366 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $357. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Mexico City, [[Mexico]], cob 1/2 real, 1687(L), very rare, ex-1715 Fleet. Full date (missing in the State of Florida collection), partial monogram and cross on a long, pointed flan with patchy dark toning, minimal corrosion. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick certificate from 2003. Auction lot-tag personally signed by John Pullin. The John Pullin Collection of Dated Mexican Cobs." The silver cobs were debased from .931 fine to .917 fine in 1728. They are not rare but very scarce with legible dates. | + | This specimen was lot 366 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $357. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Mexico City, [[Mexico]], cob 1/2 real, 1687(L), very rare, ex-1715 Fleet. Full date (missing in the State of Florida collection), partial monogram and cross on a long, pointed flan with patchy dark toning, minimal corrosion. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick certificate from 2003. Auction lot-tag personally signed by John Pullin. The John Pullin Collection of Dated Mexican Cobs." The silver cobs were debased from 0.931 fine to 0.917 fine in 1728. They are not rare but very scarce with legible dates. Cayón lists this scarce type for 1668-69, 1671, 1673, 1677-78, 1681-85, 1689-90, 1694-95 and 1697 altho this coin is evidence tha tother dates exist. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, .931 fine silver, this specimen 1.83 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 1.83 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' S-M21; KM-23 (unlisted date); CT-unlisted, Cayón-unlisted. | ''Catalog reference:'' S-M21; KM-23 (unlisted date); CT-unlisted, Cayón-unlisted. | ||
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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, vol. 1,'' 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, 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 | + | * 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>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction 26'', Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction 26'', Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019. | ||
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* [[Mexico 1670-Mo G 1/2 real|1670 ½ real]] | * [[Mexico 1670-Mo G 1/2 real|1670 ½ real]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1680-Mo L 8 reales|1680 8 reales]] | * [[Mexico 1680-Mo L 8 reales|1680 8 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1688-Mo L 2 reales|1688 2 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1689-Mo L 1/2 real|1689 ½ real]] | ||
* [[Mexico 1689-Mo L 8 reales|1689 8 reales]] | * [[Mexico 1689-Mo L 8 reales|1689 8 reales]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1687]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1687]] | ||
* return to [[Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734]] | * return to [[Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 26]][[Category: Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]] | [[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 26]][[Category: Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 3 December 2025
This specimen was lot 366 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $357. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1687(L), very rare, ex-1715 Fleet. Full date (missing in the State of Florida collection), partial monogram and cross on a long, pointed flan with patchy dark toning, minimal corrosion. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick certificate from 2003. Auction lot-tag personally signed by John Pullin. The John Pullin Collection of Dated Mexican Cobs." The silver cobs were debased from 0.931 fine to 0.917 fine in 1728. They are not rare but very scarce with legible dates. Cayón lists this scarce type for 1668-69, 1671, 1673, 1677-78, 1681-85, 1689-90, 1694-95 and 1697 altho this coin is evidence tha tother dates exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 1.83 g.
Catalog reference: S-M21; KM-23 (unlisted date); CT-unlisted, Cayón-unlisted.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
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