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SEDWICK MAY 2020 AUCTION 27 SELECTIONSHere are some lots that caught my eye in the May 2020 Auction 27 sale from Daniel Frank Sedwick. -Editor Lot 9: 1715 Fleet Peru Cob 8 Escudos
 Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1699R, P.V.A. variety, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-L26; KM-26.1; Cal-968. 26.93 grams. Broad flan with much legend, good full inner details (the waves and left pillar particularly bold), well-detailed lions and castles with minor doubling and die-crack, hint of reddish toning, variety with dots after P, V and A in middle of pillars (considered a different type in KM). NGC #4762817-004. From the 1715 Fleet. Wow. Great coin. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 172: 1631 Concepcion Mexico Cob 8 Reales
 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1631D, very rare. S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-unl. 25.72 grams. Clear date (first we have offered as a clean date, missing in Calico) and bold full oMD, choice cross with distinctive ends, also choice shield, flat peripheries but no corrosion, very nicely toned. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 357: 1729 United Netherlands Gold Ducat
 Holland, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, NGC MS 65. KM-12.2. Typically lustrous and fully detailed, with several copper spots and evidence of light die-clash in center. NGC #4753542-001. Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands Nice coin. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 404: Bredenhof Clump of Dutch Copper Duits
 Large, attractive clump of 25-30 Dutch copper duits (Zeeland, 1752). KM-81. 168.48 grams total. Triangular agglomeration of fallen stacks of coins, the top ones fairly well detailed (most with VOC and date showing), with lots of dark encrustation (tinged with green) on bottom and in between, a great display. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers.Recovered from: Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique Great exhibit item / conversation piece / paperweight. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 434: Andrea Doria Salvaged Silver Certificate
 USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935A, serial H36409238C, Julian-Morgenthau, salvaged from the Andrea Doria (1956), in large lucite capsule and original promotional case. 12-1/2" x 8-1/4" x 2" (whole case). Very tough series from this wreck with only a handful found in the safe and among some of the earliest notes found, having been printed sometime between 1938 to 1944. Usual edge degradation and staining from spending 25 years underwater yet quite intact with some evidence of circulation. With original display box, salvager's certificate, and informational brochure. Andrea Doria, sunk in 1956 off Nantucket Neat shipwreck paper. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 664: 1662 Colombia Cob 8 Reales
 Bogota, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1662, assayer Po.RS., pomegranate to right, very rare, PCGS VF detail / salt water damage. Restrepo-M46.28; S-B7; KM-7.1; Cal-1558. Bold full shield with denomination VIII to left and full pomegranate to right, very bold full pillars (complete crowns above) with bold Po.RS. to left and weak but certain date 166Z to right (both vertical), full mintmark oNR, choice strike but with light corrosion on cross side only, die-match with Waldo Newcomer specimen. PCGS #39179293. Great coin. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 850: 1855 Colombia Una Mitad Token
 Magdalena, Colombia (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass una mitad (half cuartillo) token, 1855, AM de la Cuadra, NGC MS 62, ex-Norweb. Rulau-Mag-5; Fonrobert-8263. Nice brass color with original luster around details, which include AM / DE LA / CUADRA on obverse and UNA / MITAD / 1855 on reverse, minimal marks and a couple dark spots only. NGC #5850277-003. Pedigreed to the Norweb collection. Great token with a U.S. connection and great pedigree. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 914: Costa Rica Countermarked Indian Cent
 San Miguel, Costa Rica, copper-nickel 1 centavo token, double countermark for Francisco Pinto (ca. 1870) on a US Indian Head cent, 1862, NGC VF details / cleaned, Rulau Plate. Rulau-SJS-98. Bold full countermarks saying HABILITADO POR F. PINTO M. in reference to the coffee estates of Francisco Pinto, both deeply impressed on obverse of light-colored host with full details outside the countermarked areas, with the exception of the date, which is clear despite being overmarked (not mentioned on label). NGC #5846759-005. Plated in Russell Rulau's Latin American Tokens, 2nd edition (2000). Very interesting piece - I hadn't seen this before. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 1321: 1819 Colombia 50 centavos
 Colombia, 50 centavos / 4 reales remainder, no date (1819), PMG VG 10, rare. SCWPM-4r; CHPM-3693. Another example of early Colombian paper money, this note was created during Simon Bolivar's campaign to liberate Nueva Granada and establish the first Republic of Colombia. The design, created by P. Maverick of New York, has a burro carrying goods as the central vignette with denominators on either side. Well circulated with some small pieces missing from the wide margins, pencil annotation along the left margin, strong black ink. Very rare in any form and desirable as a historical note issued during one of the most pivotal times in Colombia's formation. PMG #8071186-001. There's some nice paper money in this sale, including some U.S. colonial notes, -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
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