Mexico Cob Coins, Spanish Colonial Cob Coin

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Spanish Cob Coins
Mexico City

Cob coins were minted at the Mexico City mint from 1536 through 1733, when they were replaced by the machine struck milled pillar dollar that first saw production in 1732. The Mexico mint was the first to produce hand struck cobs starting with the pillars type cob (1536-1572) and ending with the shield type cob (1572-1733). Unlike the other New World mints, the Mexico mint never produced a pillars-and-waves cob, but did strike a hybrid transitional "klippe" or "square-cut" type in 1733 and 1734. Dates first appeared on Mexico cobs in 1607, but are seldom visible.

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4 Reales

Item#: 10144
Denomination: 4 reales
Mint: Mexico
Assayer: G
Weight: 13.0 grams
Diameter: 1.3 inches

Price: $595.00 BUY ITEM

Pillar type cob, Charles and Johanna, assayer G (Juan Gutierrez) - the first to produce the late series coins starting in 1542, extremely fine condition, well centered strike on a full planchet with full legends. Light corrosion between the 9:00 and 1:00 O'clock position on the shield side typical of sea salvaged coins as this coin was recovered from the Golden Fleece wreck (circa 1550) in the Northern Caribbean. Quality peaked during assayer G's term in office and coins produced during his tenure are noted for their fine style and execution. A nice sea salvaged specimen supplied with a New World Treasures photo type Certificate of Authenticity.

Click on picture to enlarge 4 Reales	Item#: 10105 Denomination: 4 reales Mint: Mexico Assayer: O Weight: 13.7 grams Diameter: 1.3 inches Price: $395.00 BUY ITEM
Shield type cob, Mexico mint, Philip II, assayer O, circa: 1572-1590, graded very fine. Full cross and shield including the mint (oM), assayer (O) and denomination (IIII) marks all visible, lots off peripheral legend. An excellent full weight and full diameter cob.

Click on picture to enlarge 8 Reales	Item#: 10140 Denomination: 8 reales Mint: Mexico Assayer: F Weight: 26.9 grams Diameter: 1.2-1.4 inches Price: $595.00 BUY ITEM
Shield type cob, Mexico mint, Philip V, assayer F, dated 1732, graded choice fine. Nice cross and shield, struck in high relief, rare in that it does not appear to be sea salvaged. Significant in that this is the first date that milled pillar dollars were struck at the Mexico mint, so one can own a cob and pillar dollar with the same 1732 date. An excellent fully dated cob.

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