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Date 04.11.2021
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 1 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC MS 64. Cal-199. 3.34 grams. Bold full shield and cross (the latter very slightly doubled) with traces of reddish toning, smallish flan, nearly full crown, choice grade (technically tied for second finest in NGC census). ($1500-2250)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 2 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC MS 63. Cal-199. 3.36 grams. Lustrous and crisply detailed, with choice full shield and cross and nearly full legends (just a few small spots of die-rust). ($1250-2000)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 3 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC MS 63. Cal-199. 3.35 grams. Sharply detailed and lustrous, with full shield and (doubled) cross, much legend with minor crude spots (as made). ($1250-2000)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 4 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer not visible, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Cal-Type 76. Choice full cross and shield, much legend and nearly full crown, hairline edge-split. ($1000-1500)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 5 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, NGC MS 64. Cal-Type 257. 6.74 grams. Lustrous and well detailed, with bold full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), nearly full crown, choice grade (tied with two others for second finest in NGC census among 48 entries to date). ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 6 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark to S to left, NGC MS 62. Cal-Type 257. 6.74 grams. Full shield and cross-and-tressure despite slightly uneven strike, much luster, nearly full king's name in legend. ($1250-2000)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 7 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1590 date to right, assayer H below denomination II and mintmark S to left. Cal-836. 6.78 grams. Clear S-II-H to left and most of 1590 to right of full shield with flat streak in center (to the right of which appears a circular spot of slightly detached and struck-through gold), full cross with...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 8 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer B below denomination II and mintmark S to left, date to right not visible (1590s), NGC MS 62. Cal-Type 259. 6.75 grams. Full cross and shield and clear assayer despite some peripheral flatness, second highest grade in NGC census for this assayer. ($1500-2250)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 9 Gold Cobs of Spain Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M below mintmark oT to left, PCGS AU50 Cal-862. 6.68 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross and crown (all typically low-relief), full and clear oT-M to left and bold full denomination consisting of two dot-topped I's, hint of luster. ($1500-2250)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 10 Gold Cobs of Spain Valladolid, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer oA above denomination II to right, mintmark to left, NGC MS 63. Cal-877. 6.71 grams. Very broad, thin flan with choice full crown and shield and cross, bold full mintmark (four wavy lines) to left and assayer-denomination oA-ii to right, king's ordinal as "I:I" in legend, ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 11 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, upright denomination II to right with dots above and below, NGC AU 58. Cal-Type 197; KM-20. 6.68 grams. Choice full cross and shield (both very bold), also nearly full crown and bold full S-B to left, the full dot-II-dot denomination to right attributed to Philip III by C...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 12 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1615 V, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1071; KM-unl (20 for type). 6.65 grams. Broad flan with bottom half of all four digits of date visible (missed by NGC, but finest graded for the date or assayer anyway), choice full shield and cross-and-tressure, full S-V and king's ordinal III...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 13 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer D, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 388; KM-82.1. 6.73 grams. Nearly full shield and cross, clear assayer and bold king's ordinal IIII despite some peripheral flatness, lightly toned in crevices. ($1000-1500)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 14 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, 1698/7 M, NGC AU 58, Calico and Tauler Plate. Cal-1053; KM-unl (168.2 for type). 26.99 grams. Very broad flan with bold full shield and cross-and-tressure, 100% full date with clear overdate, king's ordinal II in legend, tiny natural edge-crack, lightly toned, an important coin with an impressi...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 15 Gold Cobs of Spain Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1699/8 M, very rare (unlisted), NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-unl (Type 154); KM-unl (211 for type). 6.76 grams. Clear date with bold overdate (neither listed for this type in Calico), full shield and nearly full cross (both bold), white and dark-brown encrustation in cr...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 16 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos Royal (galano), 1711 J, NGC UNC details / damaged, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Rudman. S-M30; KM-R57.1; Cal-2192. 26.80 grams. Full and sharp details all over despite damage from its time on the reef that rendered the coin somewhat oblong in shape (and thereby kept it from being recognized as...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 17 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1711 J, ornate-tressure cross, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Ullian. S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-2207. 26.89 grams. Lightly toned all over with slight matte appearance due to sand-washing (typical for this date), full and bold oXMJ and denomination VIII flanking ful...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 18 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, Royal-die obverse, extremely rare, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-unl (57.2 for type); Cal-unl (Type 296). 26.90 grams. Bright butter-yellow color, choice full shield and cross, the former very crisply detailed and with small ornamental florets in the spaces as struck ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 19 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, "GRAT" variety with date above cross on reverse, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; Cal-2212. 27.12 grams. Choice full crown and bold GRAT above nearly full shield (slightly off-center and very slightly doubled) with full oMJ and most of denomination VIII/IIIV (one o...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 20 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1702-10), NGC XF details / removed from jewelry, ex-1715 Fleet. KM-55.1. 13.32 grams. Good full cross (well centered) and nearly full shield (off-center), flat and beveled peripheries, toned in crevices. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher tag a...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 21 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1714) J, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet 300th Anniversary Find. S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-1887. 6.67 grams. Very sharply detailed full shield and cross inside flat and slightly beveled peripheries, broad flan and nice color. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Queens Jewels Tricentennial Hoard...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 22 Gold Cobs of the New World Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714) J, NGC MS 61, ex-1715 Fleet. KM-51.2; Cal-1739; Tauler-172. 3.29 grams. Choice full cross-and-tressure, full and well-detailed shield that is off-center enough to render the king's ordinal in legend full and bold, curious red and black staining on both sides, file marks (as m...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 23 Gold Cobs of the New World Cuzco, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, error-variety with RX in legend, NGC MS 64 ("top pop"), ex-1715 Fleet 300th Anniversary Find. S-CZ1; KM-28; Cal-855. 6.74 grams. Extremely broad flan (basically a Royal compared to the usual "Bogota cut" flans), with full crown and legends, including bold RX (lacking the E) and C.I...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 24 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1702 H, rare, NGC AU 58. S-L25a; Cal-2109; KM-38.1. 26.75 grams. Broad flan with nearly full legends, bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (the latter with traces of doubling), rich color with some luster, rare early Philip V issue, variety with cross-side legend ending in HI...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 25 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1704 H, ISPANIAR variety, rare, NGC AU 58, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-2111. 26.84 grams. Perfectly round flan with choice, full and well-centered cross-lions-castles inside full legend, the pillars-and-waves also full and bold but slightly off-center, with full crown above, traces ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 26 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1708 H, HISPAN variety, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-2114. 26.96 grams. Broad flan with good full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (the latter very slightly doubled on left side), much legend, light sediment on surfaces with a touch of luster, scarce variety with ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 27 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1710 H, four-digit date, HISPANIAR variety, ex-1715 Fleet, NGC UNC details / obverse scratched, Tauler Plate. S-L25a; KM-38.2; Cal-2117. 26.58 grams. This coin is so well centered on a broad, round flan that in 1992 Frank Sedwick called it "exquisite...its excellence of cut and strike and c...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 28 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1711 M, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2119. 26.81 grams. Broad flan with much legend (especially on the well-centered cross side), full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (the latter slightly doubled), the cross-side surface slightly grainy (rusty die) but the pillars...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 29 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712 M, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2120. 26.94 grams. Highly lustrous and with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, the former just slightly off-center enough to push the date in the legend off the flan, overall in an exceptional state of preservation (m...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 30 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712 M, NGC MS 64, rotated cross-side legend, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2120. 26.97 grams. Small, thick flan with bold full pillars (slightly doubled) and cross-lions-castles (slightly off-center), full crown to right of bold second date in legend (in three digits, the example in T...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 31 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1716 M, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census, ex-Loosdrecht (1719), ex-Gray. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2126. 26.96 grams. Broad flan with much legend (well centered), lustrous surfaces in bright yellow gold, curious one-year type with rows of dots instead of horizontal lines and first of a two-y...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 32 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1718 M, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2129. 26.91 grams. Round and thick flan (small diameter) with choice bold cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (very slightly doubled), some luster and traces of dark sediment in crevices, currently the only MS example ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 33 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1720 M, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2132. 26.79 grams. Broad flan (yet minimal legend) with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves (full ornament at top), nice luster (rare for this period) and well struck except for doubling on the last digit of ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 34 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1722 M, NGC AU 58. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2134. 26.77 grams. Very broad flan for the period, with partial second date in legend, choice full cross-lions-castles and bold full pillars-and-waves, all well centered, light yellow color with matte fields, tied with one other for second finest in NG...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 35 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1724 M, HISPANIAR variety, rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census, Tauler Plate. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2137. 27.00 grams. Bold full pillars with full ornament at top, bold full cross-lions-castles, lustrous orange fields, two dates including the bottoms of all four digits 1724 in pillars...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 36 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1725 M, Louis I, king's name visible (rare), NGC AU 55. S-L28a; KM-40; Cal-62. 26.87 grams. Broad and perfectly round flan with well-centered full cross and pillars, lightly toned fields, clear bottoms of LVDO(VIC)VS I in legend, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 37 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1729 N, NGC AU 50. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2142. 26.83 grams. Very broad flan with bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, both with lots of dark encrustation in crevices (good contrast), much of king's name and ordinal in legend on cross side, prominent ornament at top of pillars ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 38 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1732 N, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2146. 27.11 grams. Very choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, lightly red-toned and remarkably well preserved, in fact the better of just two in the NGC census by SEVEN grades! Pedigreed to the Fernandina co...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 39 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1734 N, NGC AU 55. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2148. 27.05 grams. Broad flan with excellent full cross-lions-castles, full but slightly off-center pillars-and-waves, much toning in crevices all over, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. Pedigreed to the Fernandina collection (stated o...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 40 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1736 N, NGC AU 53. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2151. 27.10 grams. Blood-red toning all over, small flan with full but very slightly off-center cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 55. Pedigreed to the Fernandina collection (stated on label). ($4...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 41 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1737 N, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2152. 26.78 grams. Oddly oblong flan with bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, light red toning all over, traces of minor damage on very edge only, scarce date. Pedigreed to the Fernandina collection (stated ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 42 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1743 V, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. S-L30; KM-38.2; Cal-2161. 26.95 grams. Superb full cross-lions-castles, choice full pillars (especially the crowns on top) with doubling in waves only, two bold dates, much of king's name in legend, lustrous and toned, finest in the NGC census ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 43 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1744/3 V, rare, NGC MS 63, finest and only example in NGC census. S-L30; KM-unl (38.2 for type); Cal-2162. 27.06 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles, full but off-center pillars with two dates (the overdate very clear in legend), nice color, somewhat lightly struck, choice grade. Pedigreed...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 44 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1745 V, NGC AU 58. S-L30; KM-38.2; Cal-2164. 26.61 grams. Broad flan with bold and full but off-center cross with most of king's name and ordinal in legend, full and well-centered pillars-and-waves, dark maritime sediment in crevices, scarce date, second finest of three in NGC census behind...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 45 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1745 V, NGC XF details / mount removed. S-L30; KM-38.2; Cal-2164. 26.78 grams. Thick, oblong flan with good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, with deep red toning all over, mount-mark on edge at top of pillars side, the 5 of the date possibly modified from a 4. Pedigreed to th...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 46 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1746 V, stars in fields on both sides, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. S-L30; KM-unl; Cal-2169. 27.07 grams. Lustrous and evidently high grade but rather crudely struck (pillars side doubled), yet with good cross and clear date and stars, which are believed to signify striking (possi...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 47 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1749/8 R, rare, NGC AU 58. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-759. 26.91 grams. Bold full pillars with prominent ornament at top and full second date in legend showing a very clear 9/8 overdate, full and bold but slightly off-center cross-lions-castles with full king's ordinal VI in legend, trade of luster,...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 48 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1750 R, muled with 1749 pillars side, NGC AU 58. S-L31; KM-unl (47 for type); Cal-762. 26.95 grams. Odd-shaped flan with slightly bulging centers (good full pillars and cross nonetheless), deep red toning all over, very clear 749 on pillars side and 750 below cross (unfortunately the NGC ce...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 49 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1750 R, NGC MS 63, ex-Luz (1752). S-L31; KM-47; Cal-763. 27.00 grams. Superb full cross-lions-castles with mintmark to left, assayer to right, date below and denomination above, the other side off-center but with full pillars and clear date and assayer in addition to the full mintmark, also...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 50 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1750 R, cross side struck from 8E die (rare), NGC MS 63, ex-Luz (1752). S-L31; KM-A47; Cal-690. 13.53 grams. Very choice full cross-lions-castles with clear bottom of 8 above it and tops of 750 date below it (a classic muling), full and well-centered pillars-and-waves with clear second date...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 51 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1711 M, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-36; Cal-1829. 6.72 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross (slightly off-center, enabling the king's ordinal V to be fully visible) and pillars-and-waves (slightly doubled on left side), good luster all over, trace of die-rust but overall rather ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 52 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1738/7/6 N, rare, NGC XF details / plugged. S-L29; KM-unl (35 for type); Cal-Type 197. Very broad flan with full 738/7/6 date below L-castle-N (traces of black encrustation in crevices), also full cross-and-tressure, all slightly off-center but bold. Note: The overdate is clear but not men...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 53 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1744/3/2 V, very rare, NGC XF 45. S-L30; KM-unl (35 for type); Cal-Type 197. 3.4 grams. Choice bold strike with deeply toned fields, all details full and well centered, the multiple overdate clear and unique (unlisted in Tauler). ($3500-5000)
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 54 Gold Cobs of the New World Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1750 R, very rare. S-L31; KM-45; Cal-597. 3.33 grams. Broad flan (in fact, broad enough to see it was struck WITH LEGEND on cross side) with choice full cross and castle with L to left and R to right (which seems proper!) and 750 date below, XF+ with dark sediment on fields (good contrast), ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 55 Gold Cobs of the New World Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 162(7-9) E, RN-E to right, rare. Restrepo-M52; S-C7; KM-4.4; Cal-Type 376. 5.45 grams. Choice full shield with bold RN-E to right and denomination dot-II-dot to left, full but off-center cross with dots inside and crosses outside the tressure, bold 162 of date (last digit off the f...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 56 Gold Cobs of the New World Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to right, NGC MS 62. Restrepo-M52.24; S-C7; KM-4.6; Cal-378. 6.87 grams. Thick, small-diameter flan with bold full C-E to right of nearly full and sharply detailed shield, nearly full but off-center cross with dots inside and ringlets outside t...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 57 Gold Cobs of the New World Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to right, NGC AU 58. Restrepo-M52.21; S-C7; KM-4.6; Cal-378. 6.72 grams. Choice full cross and shield with clear C-E to right and "+" ornaments within and outside the tressure (attributed to 1633 by Restrepo, but we have seen 1632 and 1634 with...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 58 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 escudos, 1751, assayer S above denomination 8 to left, mintmark F-S to right, lions and castles transposed, split ribbons and no tressure-loops, rare (unlisted), NGC UNC details / test cut. Restrepo-unl (M98.10 but different date); S-B27a; KM-26; Cal-803. 26.91 grams. Broad, round flan with fu...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 59 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 4 escudos, 1751, assayer S above denomination 4 to right, mintmark FS to left, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-M96.6; S-B27a; KM-27; Cal-725. 13.45 grams. Full cross (off-center) with bold 175 and bottom part of final 1 of date, full shield with F.S to left and denomination 4 (ro...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 60 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1659, assayer R to right, rare, NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-M50.25; S-B21; KM-4.1; Cal-1815. 6.51 grams. Broad flan with very bold full 59 of date (rare thus), choice full shield and crown and cross-and-tressure, full NR mintmark to left and denomination II above a...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 61 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer G to right, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.12; S-B22a; KM-14.1; Cal-Type 151. 6.71 grams. Choice full cross and most of shield with clear denomination II above assayer G to right (also clear C of king's name in legend above), light encrustation in crevices....
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 62 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Art McKee. Restrepo-M66; KM-14.1; Cal-Type 151. 6.65 grams. Crude and uneven strike with some flat spots but nearly full shield and cross nevertheless (some luster and light encrustation in crevices), the shield doubled in ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 63 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1702 in upside-down digits preceded by assayer V.A., king's name as PHILIPVS over CAROLOS [sic] on obverse and PHILIPVS on reverse, extremely rare, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M79.1 (var); S-B24; KM-unl (14.2 for type); Cal-1934 (under Ph. V). 6.70 grams. This crazy coin is imp...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 64 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1705, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.40; S-B24; KM-14.2; Cal-1923 (under Ph. V). 6.66 grams. Choice full date (all four digits) despite flat spots from a crudely uneven flan, still with most of cross and shield clear, lustrous all over. From the 1715 Fleet, ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 65 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1713, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Weller, ex-Tampa Sale. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2; Cal-1931 (under Ph. V). 6.61 grams. Clear date outside of bold full cross (slightly off-center), full and well-detailed but slightly doubled shield, attractive light toning an...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 66 Gold Cobs of the New World Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1735, assayer M to right, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; Cal-1954. 6.73 grams. Lustrous and sharply detailed, with bold full date outside a choice full cross-and-tressure, the shield also full and bold and complete but with trifle doubling at u...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 67 Shipwreck Ingots Gold bar #17, 878 grams, 15.75 karat, Class 2, marked with tax stamps, karat markings and assayer or foundry cartouche IVAN / P3, ex-Atocha (1622). 8-1/2" x 1-1/4" x 1/2". Large Atocha gold bars are highly sought, especially with lots of markings, and this one is about as complete as you can get, with just one small piece cut...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 68 Shipwreck Ingots Natural gold nugget from the Sacramento River in California, 513 grams, 95% fine, the "Golden Seal." Roughly 4" x 1-1/2" x 1/2". A long and hefty natural lump of gold with smoothed edges from centuries of alluvial transport, with a few small pockets left but no remaining quartz matrix, nicknamed the "Golden Seal" for the fact...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 69 Shipwreck Ingots Natural gold nugget from the Yuba River in California, 213.7 grams, 88% fine, the "Golden Shark Tooth." Roughly 2-3/8" x 2" x 3/4". Triangular mass of solid gold with much red color on its surface, in and around crevices harboring traces of original quartz matrix, its overall shape resembling a large fossilized shark tooth (he...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 70 Shipwreck Ingots Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-33, 2318 grams, marked with fineness IVCC L (1250/2400), code RC, owner/assayer B~Vo and partial tax stamp, ex-"Tumbaga Wreck," ex-Eidel, Armstrong Plate. 2315 grams, 7" x 3" x 1". An attractive "half brick" (a shape unique to this wreck, like a typical building brick but half as thick) with sharply sl...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 71 Shipwreck Ingots Large silver bar #339 made in Potosi, 83 lb 0.48 oz troy, 2380/2400 fine (99.17%), Class Factor 1.0, marked with manifest number IIIIUXIII (4013), fineness IIUCCCLXXX followed by MEXIA assayer cartouche, date 1621, tax stamps and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 13-1/2" x 5" x 3-3/8". A very large "loaf" of solid silver...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 72 Shipwreck Ingots Large silver bar #491 made in Oruro, 81 lb 6.56 oz troy, 2380/2400 fine (99.17%), Class Factor 0.9, marked with manifest number XI (11), fineness IIUCCCLXXX preceded by PA5 assayer cartouche, tax stamps and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 15-1/2" x 5" x 3". In addition to being slightly different in shape from most bar...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 73 Shipwreck Ingots Large silver bar #332 made in Oruro, 74 lb 4.16 oz troy, 2380/2400 fine (99.17%), Class Factor 0.8, marked with manifest number CCXXXVI (236), fineness IIUCCCLXXX followed by partial assayer cartouche, circular tax stamp and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 14-1/2" x 4-3/4" x 3". Darker than normal surfaces, with some w...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 74 Shipwreck Ingots Large silver bar #792 made in Potosi, 81 lb 2.08 oz troy, 2300/2400 fine (95.83%), Class Factor 0.8, marked with manifest IIIUDCCCXXV (3825), fineness IIUCCC followed by MEXIA assayer cartouche, date 1621, tax stamps and owner/shipper mark, ex-Atocha (1622). 13-1/2" x 5" x 3". One of very few Atocha bars (reportedly just over...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 75 Shipwreck Ingots Medium silver bar #603 made in Potosi, 57 lb 4.00 oz troy, 2300/2400 fine (95.83%), Class Factor 1.0, marked with manifest IIIUDCCLXVIII (3768), fineness IIUCCC, date 1621, tax stamps and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 13-3/4" x 5" x 2". About half the usual height of a large bar but same width and length, one of very...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 76 Shipwreck Ingots Small silver "splash" ingot (probably contraband, no markings), 88 grams, ex-Concepcion (1641). 2-1/4" in diameter, 1/8" thick. Nondescript disk of toned silver with spots of orange and green encrustation, small chips in edge but otherwise intact, equivalent to three 8 reales and one 2 reales in its time. From the Concepcion ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 77 Shipwreck Ingots Large silver "wedge" ingot with heavy encrustation, 1905 grams, ex-1715 Fleet. Roughly 6" x 4" x 4". An impressive display consisting of an original matrix of shells and concretion (gray with orange spots, with stable hairline fissure, professionally conserved), solidly attached to a large, dark-gray wedge of silver amalgam (...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 78 Shipwreck Ingots Neatly formed silver ingot, 1969 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and "jumping goat" assayer-mark of Otto and/or Wouter Buck, ex-Rooswijk (1739) 6" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Typically tightly cast block with smooth sides but one end left with open pit (now bearing browni...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 79 Shipwreck Ingots Large "plata corriente" piece cut from thick silver "splash ingot" with clear tax stamp, 81 grams. Roughly 1-1/4" x 3/4" x 1/4". A substantial chunk of silver, clearly broken on four sides from the interior portion of a large disk ("splash"), with abnormally distinct tax stamp on smooth(ish) top that shows (D)G:ISP(ANIARVM), ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 80 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G), NGC AU details / cleaned / Golden Fleece (ca. 1550). Nesmith-50d; Cal-127; S-M5; KM-18. 13.44 grams. Very broad flan extending past the full legends in places, choice full central details, very lightly toned and virtually...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 81 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G), NGC AU details / saltwater damage. Nesmith-50f; Cal-127; S-M5; KM-18. 12.48 grams. Unusual variety with flower designs instead of dots for some stops in the legend, broad flan with choice full interior details, full legen...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 82 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A/G to right, mintmark M to left (M-A/G), rare, NGC AU 58 / Golden Fleece (ca. 1550). Nesmith-unl; Cal-unl; S-M6; KM-18. 13.53 grams. Not a known Nesmith variety for either assayer G or A, but consistent with other details, struck on a broad flan with pristin...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 83 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to left, mintmark M to right (A-M), NGC XF details / environmental damage / Golden Fleece (ca. 1550). Nesmith-62 for type; Cal-132; S-M6; KM-18. 13.10 grams. Bold full legends and inner details, minimal surface corrosion but some dark horn silver all over, ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 84 Shipwreck Coins Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure around cross, NGC AU 50 / Santiago (1585). Cal-720. 27.41 grams. Superb specimen with no corrosion at all and high-grade details, typically full cross and shield and much crown and legend including king's ordinal II, lightly toned, truly one...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 85 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1621 D, Grade 2. S-M18; KM-44.3; Cal-908. 21.91 grams. Clear 21 of date and full oMD, some shield and cross but otherwise mostly flat and crude, the cross somewhat corroded, darkly toned all over. With Fisher tag and certificate 208183. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida ($7...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 86 Shipwreck Coins Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1621 D, Grade 1. S-M18; KM-44.3; Cal-908. 12.56 grams. Nearly full 21 of date above bold full oM and top of D, most of cross and shield despite typical flatness, virtually no corrosion, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate 105081 (date and assayer not mentioned). From: Atocha, sunk in...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 87 Shipwreck Coins Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer X, very rare, Grade 2. S-L3; KM-9; Cal-336. 6.23 grams. Broad, thin flan with choice full cross-lions-castles, crown (showing clear x's between loops) and shield, to the right of which is a full and clear mintmark P and assayer X, with just one small patch of light surface corrosion ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 88 Shipwreck Coins Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, Grade 1. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-338. 6.43 grams. Full shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, also full crown and much legend, silvery from cleaning all over. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 94A-268352. From: Atocha, sunk in 16...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 89 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), Grade 1. S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 25.64 grams. Full and finely detailed (per the period) shield and cross, with full but doubled P-B, light surface corrosion, lightly toned. With Fisher certificate 220438 (erroneously attributed to Philip III without visible assay...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 90 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 25.12 grams. Silvery but uncorroded surfaces on a smallish flan, good full shield and cross (minor doubling on both sides), full P-R. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 176038. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Flori...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 91 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 24.23 grams. Broad and odd-shaped flan (part of edge crude, as made), silvery surfaces with no corrosion, bold full P-R, nearly full shield and cross. With Fisher certificate 147041. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Fl...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 92 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 2. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 18.63 grams. Bold full assayer and king's ordinal III, well-detailed full shield and cross but both with 45-degree rotated double-strike, light surface corrosion on reverse only. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 96A-19818. Fr...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 93 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 23.11 grams. Nicely toned, with good full cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled at bottom), bold full assayer Q, minor corrosion around edge, large edge-crack. With Fisher certificate 161749. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 94 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1 or 2 (no Grade on certificate). S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 25.51 grams. Broad, round flan with full P-Q, full and well-detailed shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), minimal surface corrosion. With Fisher tag and certificate 102510. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 w...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 95 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 9.14 grams. Thin from heavy corrosion but with most of cross and shield still clear, the assayer full (note: weight on tag and certificate is stated as 20.00 in error). With Fisher certificate 194281. From: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key Wes...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 96 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-unl (10 for type); Cal-unl (cf 918). 26.60 grams. Broad, round flan with much legend, choice full shield and cross, bold mintmark, weak but full and clear M/Q, rare with quadrants of cross transposed, no corrosion. With Fis...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 97 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 22.18 grams. Round and finely detailed despite light surface corrosion all over, the cross and shield both full, assayer very weak, curious eight-point star ornament in legend on reverse. With Fisher tag and certificate 117956. From: Atocha, s...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 98 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 3 (estimated), no Grade on certificate. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 20.86 grams. Full but corroded shield (large) and cross (the latter somewhat flat), just the right side of P-M visible, With Fisher tag and certificate 105669 (assayer not mentioned). From: Atocha, sunk in...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 99 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617 M, Grade 1. S-P19; KM-10; Cal-921. 26.42 grams. Full 7 and bottom half of penultimate digit 1 of date at 8 o'clock (rotated legend), also full P-M and king's ordinal III, good full shield and cross with spots of light surface corrosion only. With Fisher certificate 198289. From: Atocha, sunk ...
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Daniel Frank Sedwick, Auction 30, Lot 100 Shipwreck Coins Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617 (M), Grade 1. S-P19; KM-10; Cal-921. 26.10 grams. Full 17 of date above bold full cross, good full shield with most of crown above and full denomination O-VIII to right, no corrosion (silvery), parts of edge slightly crude (as made). With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 205066. From: Atocha,...
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