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Philip IV

1075. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer R. KM- 1076. Segovia, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer R below
39.6. 27.74 grams. Very thick and chunky flan with full (well-centered) aqueduct mintmark to left. KM-39.5. 13.14 grams. Broad, roundish
cross, off-center shield with full mintmark-assayer and king’s ordinal, flan with good full shield and cross, some legend, lightly rainbow-toned
unevenly toned VF with small edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Ponterio AXF. Estimate: $200-$300.
auction of June 1994, with original lot-tag #497. Estimate: $100-$150.

Various Kings

1077. Lot of 2 Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, one Philip III/IV and one Charles II. 24.34 and 25.64 grams. Crude pair, the earlier
piece (lightly rainbow-toned VF) with good cross and full but off-center shield, possibly clipped, and the later piece with full shield and (oddly
pockmarked) cross, deeply toned Fine. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.
1078. Lot of 5 Spain (various mints), cob 4 reales, Philip III or IV, assayers not visible. 63.53 grams total. Fine on average with gener-
ally good shields and crosses, some uneven toning, one odd shape and one corroded. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

1079. Lot of 5 Spain (various mints), cob 2 reales, Philip II through IV, various assayers (where visible). 29.38 grams total.
VG-Fine+, three salvaged (and two of those polished) and the other two worn (with clipping and heavy scratching), but all deeply toned and
with clear shields and crosses. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

Mixed Mints

1080. Large lot of 16 cob 2R (10) and 1R (6) from Lima, Potosí and Spain, various periods (some with dates and/or assay-
ers visible). 75.64 grams total. Generally good crosses and shields or pillars, nicely toned VG-F on average, no holes, a decent group overall.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

1081. Lot of 6 miscellaneous silver cobs from New World mints: 8R Potosí Philip III assayer Q; 4R Potosí Philip II as-
sayer not visible; 4R Mexico Philip V assayer not visible; 2R Mexico Charles-Joanna “Late Series” assayer O to right; 1R
Mexico 1731F; and 1R Honduras “imitation” (1823-4,PMPY). 63.45 grams total. Decent specimens with good details but each one
with some problem (all holed except for the two 4R, of which the Mexican is worn and the Potosí is corroded), nicely toned, the Honduras
piece somewhat rare. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

1082. Lot of 5 Spanish colonial cob 1R, 1/2R and 1/4R (different mints and periods). 7.59 grams total. An attractive little group
(problem-free F-VF on average, all toned) consisting of the following: Mexico 1/2R 1717; Lima 1/4R Philip II Diego de la Torre, 1/2R 1726
and 1R 1725; and Potosí 1/2R Philip V. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $175-$250.

1083. Lot of 4 Spanish colonial cob minors: Lima 2R Philip V(?); Potosí 1R 1665E; Guatemala 4R and 1/2R. 23.42 grams
total. Decent cobs, the Lima rather worn (date not visible) and the Guatemalas with just the last digit of date partially visible (5?), the 4R holed,
and the 1R good but encrusted, Fine on average, mostly nicely toned. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

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