Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Mexico City, Mexico, bust 4 escudos, Philip V, 1734MF/F (unlisted), with six embedded diamonds.Cal-unl (Type 265); KM-unl (135 for type).13.40 grams total.A fascinating coin, both numismatically--as it appears to be an unlisted combination of a clean-date 1734 obverse with a clear overassayer MF/F reverse, known for 1735 but obviously using dies from 1733--and artistically--as the crude diamonds embedded in the king's chest were jeweler-set in a hand-carved groove, possibly in the 1700s, to emphasize the king's collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (although the effect is more like a fancy necktie). Bold XF otherwise, with hint of toning in legends and no other evidence it was used for jewelry apart from light surface hairlines from cleaning at some point.
Estimate: 1500-3000 USD
Mexico City, Mexico, bust 4 escudos, Philip V, 1734MF/F (unlisted), with six embedded diamonds.Cal-unl (Type 265); KM-unl (135 for type).13.40 grams total.A fascinating coin, both numismatically--as it appears to be an unlisted combination of a clean-date 1734 obverse with a clear overassayer MF/F reverse, known for 1735 but obviously using dies from 1733--and artistically--as the crude diamonds embedded in the king's chest were jeweler-set in a hand-carved groove, possibly in the 1700s, to emphasize the king's collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (although the effect is more like a fancy necktie). Bold XF otherwise, with hint of toning in legends and no other evidence it was used for jewelry apart from light surface hairlines from cleaning at some point.
Estimate: 1500-3000 USD