Spanish Colonial Cob Coins, Spanish Cobs

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Spanish Cob Coins
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Cob coins were minted at many Spanish Main Land and Spanish colonial New World mints. They were hand manufactured by cutting blanks from crudely cast bars of refined silver or gold and hand hammered between crudely engraved dies. Each is unique in shape and strike.

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4 Reales

Item#: 9002
Denomination: 4 reales
Mint: Seville

Weight: 13.7 grams
Diameter: 1.3 inches

Price: $595.00 SOLD

Silver 4 Reales coin struck during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella circa 1479-1516. An exceptional coin struck on a large planchet with lots of visible legend, nearly full weight, coin grades at extremely fine for condition. Ferdinand, King of Argon and Isabella, Queen of Castile and Leon, through marriage united Spain under their joint crown and dispatched Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the Americas. Coins of Ferdinand and Isabella are noted as being the very first coins minted in the kingdom of Spain and the first coin of the Americas. Supplied with a New World Treasures photo type Certificate of Authenticity.

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8 Reales

Item#: 5189
Denomination: 8 Reales
Mint: Seville

Weight: 27.3 grams
Diameter: 1.5 inches

Price: $795.00 SOLD

Shield type cob, Seville mint, Philip II, assayer P, Dated 1590, graded extremely fine, exceptional for the type. Nicely centered strike, full cross and shield, bold mintmark S over the denomination mark o VIII and assayer mark P, attractively toned, bold crisp details throughout. This is the dated type and a very vague 90 of the date can be imagined to the right of the shield if one looks hard enough. An exceptionally choice coin. Supplied with a New World Treasures photo type Certificate of Authenticity.

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4 Maravedis

Item#: 3229
4 Maravedis
Mint: Santo Domingo
Assayer: F
Weight: 3.1 grams
Diameter: .9-1.0 inches

Price: $59.00 BUY ITEM

4 Maravedis copper coin struck during the reign of Carlos and Juana between the years 1542 and 1556 at the Santo Domingo mint, located in modern day Dominican Republic. One of many coins unearthed in Jamaica in 1973 and carries the Jamaican anchor countermark. When complete, coin features include two crowned pillars on one side flanked by the mint mark S P and a stylized Y (for Juana) on the other flanked by the assayer mark F and denomination mark. Santo Domingo was the first Spanish outpost in the New World, thus coins minted here carry the distinction of being some of the first from the New World mints. Supplied with a New World Treasures Certificate of Authenticity.

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