Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1757q, unique (unlisted), NGC AU 50, finest and only example in NGC census.S-P54; KM-unl (R40 for type); Cal-506.1.25.98 grams.With lovely toning and perfectly even and centered strike, albeit on a typically small-diameter (very thick) flan, this recently discovered specimen of an unlisted date defies any accurate estimation, as it is also unholed and one of very few numerically-graded Royals of any period (the Ferdinand VI type being quite rare), let alone at the AU level, rarer still to encounter such a high-quality piece (especially with rich old toning) lacking a pedigree, its omission in all known prior references indicating long residence in some very old, multi-generational collection (the Calico reference having just seen it before publication with a sequence-breaking number).
Estimate: 10000-20000 USD
Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1757q, unique (unlisted), NGC AU 50, finest and only example in NGC census.S-P54; KM-unl (R40 for type); Cal-506.1.25.98 grams.With lovely toning and perfectly even and centered strike, albeit on a typically small-diameter (very thick) flan, this recently discovered specimen of an unlisted date defies any accurate estimation, as it is also unholed and one of very few numerically-graded Royals of any period (the Ferdinand VI type being quite rare), let alone at the AU level, rarer still to encounter such a high-quality piece (especially with rich old toning) lacking a pedigree, its omission in all known prior references indicating long residence in some very old, multi-generational collection (the Calico reference having just seen it before publication with a sequence-breaking number).
Estimate: 10000-20000 USD