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Introduction Consignors' Biographies Numismatic Articles References Cited, Abbreviations & Grading •———— SESSION I: Wednesday, April 7, 2:00 pm EDT ————• • Gold cobs by mint #1-39 • World gold coins by country #40-141 • Shipwreck ingots and bullion #142-175 • Shipwreck silver coins I (chronologically by wreck) #176-465 • Shipwreck silver coins II (chronologically by wreck) #466-631 • Shipwreck silver coins III (chronologically by wreck) #632-699 •———— SESSION II: Thursday, April 8, 2:00 pm EDT ————• • Silver cobs of Mexico #700-912 • Silver cobs of Lima, Peru #913-983 • Silver cobs of Potosí, Bolivia (shield type) #984-1058 • Silver cobs of Potosí, Bolivia (pillars-and-waves type) #1059-1131 • Other silver cobs by country #1132-1202 • World silver coins by country (Argentina-Cuba) #1203-1400 • World silver coins by country (Danish West Indies-Malta) #1401-1451 •———— SESSION III: Friday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. EDT ————• • World silver coins by country (Mexico) #1452-1614 • World silver coins by country (Netherlands-USA) #1615-1705 • World silver coins by country (Venezuela) #1706-1797 • Medals and tokens, Paper Money & Stamps #1798-1844 • Shipwreck artifacts #1845-1969 • Non-shipwreck artifacts #1970-2015 • Documents, Art, Books and Charity #2016-2160
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Various mints (special zoomorphic collection) / Dominican Republic / Panama / Colombia / Guatemala

Spain issues struck for the New World / Spain Peninsular issues

OTHER SILVER COBS
Various mints (special zoomorphic collection) Back to top
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Lot# 1132		Collection of 27 silver cobs struck in or cut into animal shapes (six 8R and twenty-one minors), collected by Louis Hudson. While true zoomorphic shapes made specially at the mint command big premiums, even more so than Royals and Hearts, there is still some value in cobs that were simply animal-like by whim of nature and ones that were artistically cut down into recognizable shapes by colonists. This collection, assembled by expert coin dealer Louis Hudson over many years, displays a wide range of different animals and other shapes, mostly smaller coins but a few larger ones, which are of course much more dramatic, perhaps the most interesting one (with red coral-bead necklace) in the form of a fat chicken. Almost all are holed, as they were kept as jewelry, with dates and other diagnostic data visible on some, the earliest coin a Mexican Charles-Joanna 1R (mid-1500s) and the latest a Potosi 2R of 1769, grades anywhere from Good to AVF. Estimate: $2,500-$5,000.
OTHER SILVER COBS
Dominican Republic Back to top
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Lot# 1133		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to right (rotated), very rare. 4.4 grams. Very attractive VF, nicely toned, with some bold legend in a mix of Gothic and Latin letters, fully detailed interiors (lions and castles in proper quadrants flanked by denomination II and upside-down assayer F on obverse, pillars with backwards S to left and D to right and PL in between on reverse), lightly shaved around the edge, but particularly rare as non-salvage. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 13-14, 1998, lot #2335. Estimate: $3,500-up.
Lot# 1134		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, extremely rare. 1.6 grams. Choice specimen with full legends in a mix of Gothic and Latin letters, full inner details in an elegant style (pillars side with P to left, S to right, and P in middle), lovely contrasting toning, VF+ for wear, and of the utmost rarity, summed up nicely in the Ray Byrne Caribbees sale in 1975 (Jess Peters) for one of the two specimens he had: "it took Ray 15 years to discover this specimen, 6 more to locate the following lot, and not even rumors of a third piece to provoke interest, with more readily available coins being touted in the 1/4 million dollar range" (and note the better of Ray's 2 examples sold for $2000 in 1975 dollars!). Estrella's 1979 book Monedas Dominicanas cites 6 examples, and surely a few more are out there, but ours is the first we have seen on the market in decades. Estimate: $5,000-up.
Lot# 1135		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, billon (silver/copper) 11 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, extremely rare. 2.8 grams. Very crudely made, but only 5 others known, and this one nearly unique with complete silver surfaces, in fact the first specimen ever offered at auction. Full legends highlighted by contrasting toning, the centers somewhat flat but with clear mintmark P-S on obverse and assayer F to left and denomination XI to right on reverse (an unpublished variety), the planchet thin and round, with part of edge bent, some surface pitting from salvage, really too difficult to grade accurately but clearly better than the photographed example in Estrella (1979). Estimate: $2,000-up.
Lot# 1136		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer oF, with key countermark (Santo Domingo, 1577, revaluation to 2 maravedis), scarce. 3.7 grams. Full key countermark between oF assayer to left and o-IIII denomination to right, nice dark brown all over but mostly flat (Fine?), with some green patches. Estimate: $60-$90.
Lot# 1137		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, with key countermark (Santo Domingo, 1577, revaluation to 2 maravedis), scarce. 2.8 grams. Full key countermark at upper right and bold assayer F to left, most of crowned pillars on other side, somewhat red but corroded, with edge-split. Pedigreed to our Treasure Auction #4 of November 6, 2008 (lot 777), with original tag. Estimate: $35-$50.
Lot# 1138		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer not visible (F), with bold countermark "S" (Jamaica, 1581-2), rare. 3.6 grams. Broad, round flan with very bold S countermark in middle next to denomination 4, much legend but weak interiors, Fine or so, brown outside but red near centers. Pedigreed to our Treasure Auction #4 of November 6, 2008 (lot 779), with original tag. Estimate: $60-$90.
Lot# 1139		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, with two anchor countermarks (Jamaica, 1611-16), rare thus. 3.1 grams. Excellent full pillars with single crown above and over-marked with 2 distinct anchors, the other side weak and lightly corroded, a mix of brown and red and close to AVF overall. With Historic Real Treasures photo-certificate. Estimate: $60-$90.
Lot# 1140		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, with anchor countermark (Jamaica, 1611-16). 3.3 grams. Nicely detailed VF with full o-IIII denomination to left and assayer F to right, full pillars with bold S (backwards) and P and bold countermark, much legend (both Gothic and Latin), mostly dark brown. With small Sedwick card-certificate ("First Coins of the Caribbean"). Estimate: $35-$50.
Lot# 1141		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer oF. 2.5 grams. Smallish flan with edge-split but with bold assayer oF to left and denomination o-IIII to right, bold pillars and S-P, VF+, deep chocolate brown. Pedigreed to the our Treasure Auction #3 of May 29, 2008 (lot #426), with original tag. Estimate: $35-$50.
Lot# 1142		Lot of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 and 2 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, both nice, the 2 maravedis very rare. 4.3 grams total. Choice 4M with full assayer F (looks a little like an E) and denomination 4, full pillars with P to left and S to right (scarce), rich brown color, AVF grade; the 2M also bold but slightly corroded, with full assayer F (also E-like) and denomination II, bold pillars and S-P, with edge-crack, VF or so for actual wear. Estimate: $300-$450.
Lot# 1143		Lot of 4 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, nice specimens, one with early Gothic legends. 13.2 grams total. Interesting lot for study, as one shows an E-like assayer F, one shows mintmark P-S, and a third shows full Gothic legends, Fine or so on average, mostly dark and patinated. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1144		Lot of 4 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles-Joanna, assayer F or oF. Four different varieties of a very variety-rich collectible series, with varying manifestations of assayer (F or oF) and denomination (IIII or 4) and mintmark (S-P or P-S) and legends (Gothic, Latin or mixed), typically crude but Fine on average, some original copper color but mostly brown. Estimate: $40-$60.
Lot# 1145		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Charles V, assayer F, scarce. 3.3 grams. Far less common than the earlier series of copper coins, with S-castle-P (instead of monogram and assayer and denomination) on obverse and lion above assayer (instead of pillars and mintmark) on reverse, both prominent on this coin, KAROLVS OINTVS (Quintvs) in legend (as struck after Joanna's death in 1555), dark-brown Fine with edge-split. Estimate: $300-$450.
Lot# 1146		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. 7.6 grams. From a very small, recently found Caribbean cache of these coins (dispelling the theory that they were struck in Spain), finally allowing us to study the different die-varieties, of which we can identify at least five so far (all of which show a castle above small pomegranate between oSD-monogram mintmark to left and assayer X to right inside a double-line tressure on the obverse and crowned lion on reverse). This specimen shows a castle with even-height turrets, windows as cross-topped orbs, tressure dimples (marked with x's) at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o'clock, dots above mintmark and assayer, choice example (possibly finest known) with bold full castle and lion, much legend, solid AXF with lots of copper color highlighted by toning around details. Estimate: $1,500-up.
Lot# 1147		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. 8.2 grams. From a very small, recently found Caribbean cache of these coins (dispelling the theory that they were struck in Spain), finally allowing us to study the different die-varieties, of which we can identify at least five so far (all of which show a castle above small pomegranate between oSD-monogram mintmark to left and assayer X to right inside a double-line tressure on the obverse and crowned lion on reverse). This specimen shows a castle with even-height turrets, windows as cross-topped orbs, tressure dimples at 2-4-6-8-10-12 o'clock, solid specimen with bold full castle and full lion, brown-toned AVF, small split in edge. Estimate: $1,000-up.
Lot# 1148		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. 7.4 grams. From a very small, recently found Caribbean cache of these coins (dispelling the theory that they were struck in Spain), finally allowing us to study the different die-varieties, of which we can identify at least five so far (all of which show a castle above small pomegranate between oSD-monogram mintmark to left and assayer X to right inside a double-line tressure on the obverse and crowned lion on reverse). This specimen shows a castle with even-height turrets, rectangular windows, tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-10-12 o'clock, full lion and castle, much bold legend, dark AVF with minor surface corrosion. Estimate: $800-up.
Lot# 1149		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. 3.7 grams. From a very small, recently found Caribbean cache of these coins, finally allowing us to study the different die-varieties, of which we can identify at least five so far (all of which show a castle above small pomegranate between oSD-monogram mintmark to left and assayer X to right inside a double-line tressure on the obverse and crowned lion on reverse). This specimen shows a castle with even-height turrets, rectangular windows, tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o'clock, VF details but thin from light corrosion and with 2 edge-splits, full castle and nice full lion, much legend, mostly red but with some dark brown color. Estimate: $600-up.
Lot# 1150		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. 6.3 grams. From a very small, recently found Caribbean cache of these coins (dispelling the theory that they were struck in Spain), finally allowing us to study the different die-varieties, of which we can identify at least five so far (all of which show a castle above small pomegranate between oSD-monogram mintmark to left and assayer X to right inside a double-line tressure on the obverse and crowned lion on reverse). This specimen shows a castle with relatively taller center turret, windows as cross-topped orbs, tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o'clock, VF details but thin from light corrosion and with large edge-split, nice copper color, bold full castle and lion. Estimate: $600-up.
Lot# 1151		Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 2 maravedis, Philip II, assayer X, unique. 2.7 grams. Unlisted in Estrella (1979) but presumed to exist from contemporary documentation, this discovery coin shows a full castle flanked by oSD-monogram mintmark to left and bold assayer X to right (faint pomegranate below), nice full lion on other side, some legend, perfectly round and well centered, AVF details but lightly corroded, nice red color with dark highlights around details. Estimate: $3,500-up.
OTHER SILVER COBS
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Lot# 1152		Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with large C countermark (for Castilla de Oro[?], the original name given to the Panama area), extremely rare. 3.1 grams. At some point during the conquest period, Ferdinand-Isabel coins that were imported to the New World were countermarked for use there, and these countermarked coins have turned up in only two places: Panama and a mid-1500s wreck off Cuba known as the "Ines de Soto wreck". This lot marks the first time a C countermark has been offered for public sale, and it is full and bold on the reverse of this specimen, which shows a full shield and crown, bold S to left of arrows, nearly full legends, lightly rainbow-toned AVF with slightly crude surfaces. Estimate: $1,000-up.
Lot# 1153		Seville, Spain (special issue for the New World), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), extremely rare. CT-unlisted. 3.4 grams. In 1505 a special series of coins for exclusive use in the New World was struck in Spain under Ferdinand-Isabel and subsequently exported to Santo Domingo, Mexico, Panama and even Puerto Rico. These coins, which are generally very rare today, show a large, crowned F in the center of the reverse. The present specimen also shows a P countermark just to the left of the shield, which we believe indicates its use in the Panama region, where most of the known coins with this countermark have been found (note this coin and the next lot are the first of this combination ever to be offered at auction). Broad, round flan with full legends and crown, nice full shield, slightly corroded reverse with faint S mintmark below the F (confirmed by style of crown), nicely toned VF or so. Estimate: $1,000-up.
Lot# 1154		Seville, Spain (special issue for the New World), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), extremely rare. CT-unlisted. 3.0 grams. In 1505 a special series of coins for exclusive use in the New World was struck in Spain under Ferdinand-Isabel and subsequently exported to Santo Domingo, Mexico, Panama and even Puerto Rico. These coins, which are generally very rare today, show a large, crowned F in the center of the reverse. This specimen also shows a bold P countermark to the immediate right of the crowned F, which we believe indicates its use in the Panama region, where most of the known coins with this countermark have been found (note this coin and the previous lot are the first of this combination ever to be offered at auction). The host coin shows a full shield flanked by ermines on obverse and full yoke and arrows in addition to the F and mintmark S below it on the reverse, with much legend as well, Fine details but lightly corroded and fragile from a hairline fracture below the countermark, which is darkly toned compared to the rest of the coin. Estimate: $500-up.
Lot# 1155		Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), rare. 3.2 grams. Very bold full countermark on reverse, the host coin typically thin and round and broad, with full legends and inner details, good full crown, bold B mintmark below yoke and arrows, Fine with minor surface corrosion, some dark toning. Note this is only the second time this countermark has been offered at auction, the first one (also Burgos) having sold for almost $1500 in our Treasure Auction #6. Estimate: $500-$750.
Lot# 1156		Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), rare. 2.9 grams. Very bold full countermark to left of full and well-detailed shield below choice full crown, full yoke and arrows on other side above B mintmark, nearly full Gothic legends, lustrous XF. Note this is only the second time this countermark has been offered at auction, the first one (also Burgos) having sold for almost $1500 in our Treasure Auction #6. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Lot# 1157		Granada, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, with P countermark (for Panama[?]), extremely rare. 1.5 grams. First half real ever offered at auction with the P countermark (and clearly far rarer than the 1R), which is full and bold near the center of the obverse on this coin, a lightly struck AVF with full inner details and nearly full legends, clear Gothic-G mintmark below yoke on obverse, lightly toned here and there. Estimate: $500-up.
Lot# 1158		Panama, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer oB, extremely rare. 6.6 grams. Full but doubled shield and cross, the former with AP-II to left and oB to right (Proctor #2R.1B), some bold legend, lightly toned VF+ with 2 edge-splits, Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Lot# 1159		Panama, cob 1 real, Philip II, no assayer, unusually fine style, unique. 3.3 grams. Missing in the Proctor reference but believed by him to be a test-strike for new punches after the assayer-oB series, this unique coin significantly lacks any evidence of an assayer letter in the dies, yet clearly shows the AP mintmark to the left and denomination I to the right of the shield, with all details neatly executed and well centered but partially flat (bold where struck up), VF or better for actual wear, with light toning here around details, hairline edge-split. Estimate: $2,500-up.
Lot# 1160		Panama, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer oX, very rare. 1.6 grams. Perfectly round and well centered, with full monogram flanked by bold AP to left and (o)X to right (Proctor #HR.1X) below choice full crown, full cross-lions-castles with nearly full legends on the other side, nice VF with brown sediment on fields, very minor surface corrosion. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Lot# 1161		Lot of 43 miscellaneous copper coins used in local commerce in Panama in the mid-1500s, including an extremely rare Santo Domingo blanca of Charles-Joanna. 94.4 grams total. An eclectic mix of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese coins of the 1400s and early 1500s, all in corroded condition with only limited readability, vast range of colors (some green), one holed, but there is also a surprise here: a Santo Domingo blanca of Charles-Joanna (see featured coin in photo). This coin is similar to the earlier Spanish 1 maravedi, which is what Estrella (1979) called it in error, but a document from 1544 mentions the striking of "blancas de Santo Domingo" in billon (copper-silver mix) sometime between January 6, 1543 and June 10, 1544, per an order of April 15, 1541, their striking quickly discontinued due to difficulties in producing such a small coin and its rejection in commerce because of great variation in weight and size (even corroded, ours is rather large at 1.2 grams and 24 mm), depending on the ratio of copper to silver (many thanks to Jorge Proctor for archival research). Only about 6 specimens are known today (this one, in fact, the first ever offered at auction), each displaying mintmark P-S (as on our coin) or S-P flanking a crowned Gothic K (for Karolvs) on one side and anchor-shaped Y (for Yoanna) with assayer F to left on the other side, the names of the king and queen appearing in the legends on both sides. Estimate: $500-up.
OTHER SILVER COBS
Colombia Back to top
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Lot# 1162		Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (1627-32), unique error with HISPAN backwards in legend, quadrants of cross transposed, Plate Coin in KM and Restrepo and Lasser. S-B4; KM-2.2; R-M35.3. 13.7 grams. Broad flan with choice full shield and cross, clear mintmark to left and bold assayer P below vertical IIII to right, not much legend except for erroneous "NAPSIH" on reverse, lustrous AXF with deep hairline edge-split. Pedigreed to the Lasser collection, plated in both his reference and the Standard Catalog of World Coins (Krause-Mishler). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Lot# 1163		Cartagena, Colombia (?), cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, 162(?), no assayer. 1.2 grams. With large monogram (bold and full) in which the P and S touch, this odd coin with date below the monogram has been variously attributed to Spain and even Potosi, but Cartagena seems to have the best support (see the December 2009 Numisnotas [Medellin] article by Alex Montana), this specimen with only partial date but with potentially significant dot to right of monogram, VF details but lightly corroded, with dark contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Estimate: $100-$500.
Lot# 1164		Bogota, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1630). 1.6 grams. Most of monogram, some cross despite light surface corrosion, faintly toned, king's ordinal IIII visible. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Estimate: $60-$90.
OTHER SILVER COBS
Guatemala Back to top
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Lot# 1165		Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752J, encapsulated NGC F-12. Richly old-toned and scarce without the usual hole, the pillars side with particularly nice crown and worlds above full date, most of shield on other side with J to left, actually AVF for the type but Fine as compared to other coins. Estimate: $500-$750.
Lot# 1166		Guatemala, cob 2 reales, (17)37(J). 6.0 grams. Off-center pillars side with bold 7 of date and mintmark G, nicely centered shield, VG with contrasting toning, typical crude hole near edge. Estimate: $40-$60.
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Special issues struck for the New World
Lot# 1167		Seville, Spain (for the New World), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, very rare. 3.1 grams. Rare special coinage struck for New World use only, with characteristic large F (particularly bold on this example) in center of reverse between full yoke and arrows, the slightly off-center obverse with full shield flanked by mintmark •S• on both sides, much legend (Gothic), AVF details with contrasting toning but surfaces very lightly corroded. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.*
Lot# 1168		Seville, Spain (for the New World), copper 4 maravedis, Ferdinand-Isabel, rare. 7.5 grams. Rare special coinage struck for New World use only, with crowned Y and F on obverse and crowned F flanked by mintmark S with dots above, below, and right and left on the reverse, broad flan with much legend, well-struck AVF with dark-brown and patinated surfaces. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1169		Burgos, Spain (for the New World), copper 2 maravedis, Ferdinand-Isabel, rare. 3.3 grams. Rare special coinage struck for New World use only, with crowned Y and F flanked by small circles on obverse, crowned F flanked by mintmark B and small circles on reverse, broad flan with much legend and nice VF details but encrusted all over with dark orange sediment. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1170		Burgos, Spain (for the New World), copper 2 maravedis, Ferdinand-Isabel, rare. 3.2 grams. Rare special coinage struck for New World use only, with crowned Y and F flanked by ermines on obverse, crowned F flanked by mintmark B and small circles on reverse, broad flan with full legends and clear inner details, patinated and lightly encrusted VF. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1171		Lot of 4 copper 4 and 2 maravedis struck in Spain (Burgos and Seville) for use in the New World, Ferdinand-Isabel. 15.7 grams total. Rare special coinage struck for New World use only, with crowned Y and F on obverse and crowned F on reverse, a pair of 4M and a pair of 2M together by virtue of the fact that they are all more or less corroded but still a great lot for study, all Fine or so for actual wear, one of the 4M with 2 deep punchmarks on obverse. Estimate: $350-$500.
Peninsular issues, featuring a special offering of Ferdinand-Isabel Back to top
Lot# 1172		Seville, Spain, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 26.8 grams. Typically large flan with practically full legends and crown surrounding a well-detailed full shield with mintmark S to left and denomination o-VIII to right on the obverse, bold yoke and arrows with assayer to right on the reverse, nicely toned AVF with a few old marks and scratches, popular and highly sought as an example of the first Spanish "dollar" coin. With the 4th quarter 2000 issue of PLVS VLTRA newsletter, in which this coin was featured and pictured. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Lot# 1173		Seville, Spain, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 26.4 grams. Lustrous and high grade (XF+) despite very light surface corrosion, with full legends and crown, choice full shield with S to left and denomination to right, bold and well-detailed yoke and arrows with assayer to right, contrasting toning, popular first Spanish "dollar" coin. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Lot# 1174		*Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer .** 13.7 grams. Well-detailed VF with choice full shield flanked by S and denomination below nearly full crown, particularly bold arrows above yoke with * to left, lightly rainbow toned. With the 3rd quarter 1992 issue of PLVS VLTRA newsletter, in which this coin was featured and pictured. Estimate: $300-$450.
Lot# 1175		Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 13.5 grams. Bold later style with all inner details full, also nearly full legends and crown, bold S to left and denomination to right, weak assayer to right of yoke above arrows, non-toned VF. Estimate: $200-$300.
Lot# 1176		Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 13.6 grams. Typically choice detail (full shield and crown and yoke-over-arrows), nearly full legends, bold assayer to right of yoke, non-toned XF with very light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
Lot# 1177		Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 12.9 grams. Good full shield, full side-by-side yoke and arrows with assayer in between, much legend, VF with deep rainbow toning, very minor surface corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
Lot# 1178		Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. 13.4 grams. Attractively toned VF+ with nice full shield and yoke-above-arrows, the latter with bold assayer to right, also choice full crown, some legend, part of edge crude and lamination in center of reverse. Estimate: $125-$225.
Lot# 1179		Toledo, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer M, rare. 13.4 grams. Exceptionally broad flan, with perfectly full legends and crown, well-detailed full shield (flanked by mintmark T to left and denomination to right) and side-by-side yoke and arrows above assayer, nicely toned XF with very light surface corrosion, small edge-split. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Lot# 1180		Seville, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, no assayer. 6.8 grams. Possible candidate for the world's largest 2 reales at a whopping 32 mm (bigger than most 4R), with choice full shield and side-by-side yoke and arrows, bold S to left and denomination to right of shield, much bold legend (Latin letters), some flat spots but otherwise AXF with contrasting toning. With the 2nd quarter 1992 issue of PLVS VLTRA newsletter, in which this coin was featured and pictured. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1181		*Seville, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer .** 6.5 grams. Broad flan with much bold legend, nice full shield and yoke-above-arrows with * to right, some minor doubling and hairline splits, VF with contrasting toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1182		Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer scallop. CT-287. 3.3 grams. Very well-detailed full shield, side-by-side yoke and arrows above mintmark B on reverse with scallop and Jerusalem cross at top in legend, nice AXF with spots of toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1183		Cuenca, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer P, rare. 2.7 grams. Very broad flan with full Gothic legends, very intricate shield with 3 dots to left and assayer oP to right, mintmark C and circles (an unlisted variety) below side-by-side yoke and arrows on reverse with bold Jerusalem-cross-and-4-circles ornament at 12 o'clock in legend, nicely toned AXF with two dark spots on obverse. Estimate: $200-$300.
Lot# 1184		Granada, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer R. 3.3 grams. Nice full shield (attractively toned) with bold R to left, full side-by-side yoke and arrows on reverse (lustrous but with very light surface corrosion), VF overall. Estimate: $70-$100.
Lot# 1185		La Coruna, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer A, rare. 3.4 grams. Very broad, round, thin planchet with 100% full legends (all Gothic letters) and crown, full inner details with scallop mintmark and Gothic-A assayer below side-by-side yoke and arrows, problem-free VF with some dark toning. Estimate: $350-$500.
Lot# 1186		*Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer .** 3.3 grams. Bold full shield with S to left and * to right, side-by-side yoke and arrows also bold and full, some legend, nicely toned XF. Estimate: $70-$100.
Lot# 1187		Toledo, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer 5 dots in cross pattern. CT-411. 3.2 grams. Broad, round flan with choice full legends (Gothic) and full inner details (shield flanked by 5 dots in cross pattern to left and mintmark T to right, side-by-side yoke and arrows on reverse), nearly full crown, attractively toned VF. With the 1st quarter 1993 issue of PLVS VLTRA newsletter, in which this coin was featured and pictured. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1188		Toledo, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer M. 3.5 grams. Very broad flan with bold full legends, T to left and M to right of nice full shield, full side-by-side yoke and arrows on reverse, attractively toned VF+. Pedigreed to our Treasure Auction #3 of May 29, 2008 (lot #692), with original tag. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1189		Toledo, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer M. 3.2 grams. Nice full shield with T to left and M to right, full side-by-side yoke and arrows, VF, mostly darkly toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1190		Burgos, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer scallop. CT-423. 1.7 grams. Broad flan with full Gothic legends that show circles and Jerusalem cross at top of obverse, scallop and Jerusalem cross at top of reverse, nice full arrows on obverse and yoke above mintmark •B• on reverse AXF with contrasting toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
Lot# 1191		Granada, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, no assayer. CT-443. 1.3 grams. Good full arrows, weaker yoke side with full Gothic-G mintmark, some good legend with contrasting toning, Fine overall. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1192		*Seville, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer .** CT-unlisted. 1.5 grams. Choice AXF with beautiful toning, nice full details, including fancy yoke with 2 small circles, mintmark S and assayer , ribbon-wrapped arrows on other side, much legend. Estimate: $150-$225.*
Lot# 1193		Seville, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D. CT-unlisted. 1.5 grams. Small flan with minimal legend, full and bold arrows, full but somewhat weak yoke with S and Gothic P near bottom, Fine with light surface corrosion. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1194		Toledo, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer 5 dots in cross pattern. CT-unlisted. 1.4 grams. Choice, richly toned AXF with much legend (all Gothic), elegant full yoke above T topped with 5 dots in cross pattern, ribbon-wrapped arrows on obverse, quite attractive. With the 1st quarter 1995 issue of PLVS VLTRA newsletter, in which this coin was featured and pictured. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1195		Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, 164(?)R. CT-Type 127. 26.7 grams. Full and bold shield and •S•R to left, denomination to right, bold but incomplete cross with clear 164 of date, Fine+ with nicely contrasting toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
Lot# 1196		Seville, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1589, assayer Gothic D. CT-540. 6.7 grams. Nice full crown above full but softly struck shield with weak but certain S-II-Gothic P to right and date (vertically) to left, full but weak cross, Fine for actual wear, with contrasting toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lot# 1197		Granada, Spain, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer F. CT-619. 3.2 grams. Good full shield and cross, the former with bold oGo to left and oF(o) to right, rotated tressure around cross as usual for this mint, Fine+ with attractively contrasting toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1198		Seville, Spain, cob 1 real, 1589, assayer Gothic D. CT-669. 3.3 grams. Nice full shield with bold date (vertically) to right, very weak S-I-Gothic P to left, also full cross but some weak spots, AVF with dark-orange sediment in crevices. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1199		Seville, Spain, cob 1 real, 1592(B). CT-672. 3.4 grams. Bold date, nice upper-left quadrant of shield and lower-right quadrant (castle) of cross, also fleur below crown, but all the rest flat due to uneven flan, otherwise VF+ and attractively toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1200		Seville, Spain, cob 1 real, 1596(B). CT-675. 3.2 grams. Bold full shield and date and cross, Fine+ with dark toning on fields (great contrast). Estimate: $100-$150.
Lot# 1201		Lot of 3 Spanish copper cobs of Philip II and III, various mints. 13.4 grams total. Three different mints and denominations (Toledo 8 maravedis, Cuenca 2 cuartos and Madrid 4 maravedis), all with nice details with dark surfaces (some highlighted with tan sediment), F-VF or better, great lot for study. Estimate: $50-$75.
Lot# 1202		Seville, Spain, 6 maravedis, countermark VI over •S• (1636) struck on a silver-plated copper 2 cuartos of Cuenca, Spain, Philip II, also with reverse impression of the countermark (brockage) on the other side. 4.2 grams. This coin stumped several experts until we realized that it was originally a copper coin that was silver plated! The countermark is unusually full and bold (VF+), with just enough of the host coin remaining to pinpoint the mint and period (mostly flat, call it Fair), also with the countermark curiously inverse (brockage) on the other side, a fascinating specimen of what would normally be somewhat common. Estimate: $35-$50.

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