257. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1621-22), (RN- 259. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, (16)22A, mintmark A), rare, Grade 1. S-C2, KM-3.2. 25.5 grams. Large flan with incredibly well-detailed cross-lions-castles, also choice full shield (very well-detailed, just slightly doubled), bold king’s ordinal III, but date off the edge and flat where the mintmark and assayer would be, virtually no corrosion. With original Fisher certificate #109151. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
RN, very rare, very choice Grade-1 quality (Grade 2 on certificate). S-C2, KM-2.3. 13.1 grams. Incredibly bold and welldetailed full shield, good full cross-lions-castles (all well centered), with bold RN mintmark to left and assayerdenomination A-IIII to right, flat where date would be, practically no corrosion. With original Fisher certificate #109112. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
260. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, (1622)(A),
258. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (1621-22), RNA, rare, no certificate (Grade-2 quality). S-C2, KM-3.2. 16.8 grams. Nice full shield and cross, bold assayer A, a bit thin from corrosion but still nicely detailed. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
mintmark RN, rare, Grade 3 (Grade-2 quality). S-C2, KM2.3. 10.4 grams. Choice full crown above nice full shield with clear mintmark to left, full but corroded cross, good strike (well centered). With Fisher photo-certificate #86A-109123. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
“Dry Tortugas wreck,” sunk ca. 1622 off the Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida 261. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)21A, extremely rare first date, “Zucker specimen.” S-C2, KM-3.2. 12.7 grams. Exceptionally broad flan with bold 21 date above full cross and tressure (nicely detailed castles and one lion), nearly full and well-detailed shield (good for die-study) with bold assayer A to right, thin from corrosion but all the important details quite clear, one of 3 known with date visible and only recently attributed accurately by numismatists as the official first date of issue. With Sedwick photo-certificate from 2004. Estimate: $16,000-$25,000.
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