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This specimen was lot 731 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 1 real, 1689 R+V, unique(?), ex-Ugaz. Very bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, thin flan with small part of edge broken off long ago, two dates, assayer V twice on pillars side but clear assayer R to right of cross (first we have seen or heard of), full (C)AROLVS II in legend, deeply toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." The regime in Madrid finally permitted the viceroy in Lima to reopen the mint in 1684. This type was struck 1684-1701 for the degenerate Charles II. Assayer R is listed for 1685-91. Assayer V is also known for this date, which likely explains why both letters appear on this coin. | This specimen was lot 731 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Peru|PERU]], Lima, cob 1 real, 1689 R+V, unique(?), ex-Ugaz. Very bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, thin flan with small part of edge broken off long ago, two dates, assayer V twice on pillars side but clear assayer R to right of cross (first we have seen or heard of), full (C)AROLVS II in legend, deeply toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." The regime in Madrid finally permitted the viceroy in Lima to reopen the mint in 1684. This type was struck 1684-1701 for the degenerate Charles II. Assayer R is listed for 1685-91. Assayer V is also known for this date, which likely explains why both letters appear on this coin. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, 11 May 2026
This specimen was lot 731 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, cob 1 real, 1689 R+V, unique(?), ex-Ugaz. Very bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, thin flan with small part of edge broken off long ago, two dates, assayer V twice on pillars side but clear assayer R to right of cross (first we have seen or heard of), full (C)AROLVS II in legend, deeply toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ugaz Collection." The regime in Madrid finally permitted the viceroy in Lima to reopen the mint in 1684. This type was struck 1684-1701 for the degenerate Charles II. Assayer R is listed for 1685-91. Assayer V is also known for this date, which likely explains why both letters appear on this coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 2.68 grams.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7264, S-L8; KM-20 (unlisted assayer); Cal-unl (Type 44).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
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