Mexico 1664-Mo P 8 reales

from Stack's Bowers November 2015 sale, lot 39335

This specimen was lot 39335 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1664-P. Philip IV (1621-65). NGC VF-30. Bold four digit date. Second to last year for the type and a better date according to Calico. Clear date, mint mark and assayer initials on a broad generally round flan. A truly superior example compared to other surviving specimens, and sporting original surfaces that have never seen saltwater. Pedigree: From the David O'Harrow Collection." This specimen is a silver cob eight reales struck at Mexico City 1621-67. Specimens with clear dates are unusual. In 1728, cobs were debased from .931 to 0.917 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 grams, 0.931 fine silver, .810 troy oz ASW, this specimen 27.1 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-6569, Cal-type-147#717; KM-45; Calb-unlisted.

Source:

• 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

Link to:

• 1662 8 reales
• 1665 4 reales
• 1665 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1664
• return to Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734