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Join Us for Winter Park Coin Show & Sedwick & Associates Auction 39

We’re excited to welcome you to this new event and bring everyone together in a relaxed, well-organized setting where dealers, collectors, and bidders can connect and do business comfortably. Our goal is to create a smooth, enjoyable experience with the right balance of professionalism and ease, making it worthwhile for everyone involved. Admission is free (ID required). Note: Space is limited, and all tables for this first edition are fully booked.

This is the inaugural edition of this event, and we are excited to introduce this new format. If everything develops as expected, we anticipate expanding into a significantly larger show next year upon the completion of a new event center adjacent to the Marriott. Show access for attendees begins on May 6 at 10:00 AM and continues until 6:00 PM.

If you wish to view lots in advance of the auction before the show, we can accommodate private viewing appointments at our office as follows. — Monday, May 4 — 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM — Tuesday, May 5 — 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Lot viewing will also be available during the show, next to the bourse.

The event will take place at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Winter Park. You may use the special booking link below to secure your room at a discounted group rate:
Book your group rate for Sedwick & Associates Auction #39

The auction will take place in the same room, the day following the bourse:
— Wednesday, May 7 — beginning at 9:30 AM, continuing into the evening
— Thursday, May 8 — beginning at 9:30 AM, continuing into the evening

On Saturday, May 9, the online-only session will be held from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Following its conclusion, we will begin closing out the event. Saturday will be primarily dedicated to packing and checkout.

We appreciate your participation in this inaugural event and are confident it will create valuable opportunities for dealers, bidders, and the auction as a whole. Please encourage your friends, clients, and other collectors to attend as well!

We look forward to welcoming you to Winter Park!

Bourse Table Holders:
Sedwick & Associates
Mike Dunigan
NFC
Numisma
World Numismatics
Don Bonser
Rio de la Plata
Atlantic Treasure Coins
Pacifica Trading
Roman Ostos
Al Sur del Mundo

Attendee Rules and Terms of Show

Floor Plan for WPCS (pre-auction)

Note: Dealers who wish to reserve a table in the event of an expansion next year are invited to attend in person, where they may meet with fellow professionals and the show organizers.

Schedule

Wednesday May 6
Winter Park Coin Show: 1-day Pre-Auction Bourse

Thursday May 7
Floor Auction 9:30 AM until ends.
Friday May 8
Floor Auction 9:30 AM until ends.

Saturday May 9

Express: Online Only 9:30 am until 1 PM

Featured Offerings:
Important Collection of al-Andalus Coinage
The Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cobs
Exceptional Offering of Dated Colombian 2 Escudos Cobs
Notable Collection of Bust Gold Minor Denominations
Exceptional Collection of Potosí Shield-Type Silver Cobs
Fine Selection of 1715 Fleet Gold and Silver Cobs

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Arce’s Doubloons: A Definitive Die Study of Bogotá 2 Escudos, 1692–1714

9 Apr

ARCE’S DOUBLOONS: Gold Cob Coinage of Assayer Arce 1692-1714 by Sedwick (2026)

A major new reference has arrived for collectors and specialists of Spanish colonial gold. Arce’s Doubloons by Daniel Frank Sedwick is the first comprehensive die study devoted to Bogotá-minted 2 escudos produced under assayer Buenaventura de Arce Penagos between 1692 and 1714, all struck in the name of Charles II.

Built on the examination of hundreds of specimens, this work goes far beyond a traditional catalog. By reconstructing the chronological sequence of dies, it provides a clear framework for understanding how these coins were actually produced during one of the most dynamic periods in Spanish colonial history. The study spans the final years of Charles II, whose death in 1700 triggered the War of the Spanish Succession, a conflict that coincided with increased piracy across the Caribbean and ultimately the loss of fleets such as the famous 1715 Fleet.

A significant portion of the coins analyzed comes from modern recoveries of that very fleet off the east coast of Florida. Many of these pieces now reside in the State of Florida Collection, which the author studied extensively, giving this book an unusually strong foundation in both numismatic and archaeological evidence.

The book is organized into three principal phases of production:

Lifetime issues, 1692 to 1699
Transitional issues, 1700 to 1704
Post-Transitional issues, 1703 to 1714, with the overlap defined as Half-Transitionals

Each section presents detailed diagrams of obverse shield types and key reverse cross characteristics, accompanied by photographic plates and a complete listing of known die combinations. This structured approach allows collectors to attribute coins with a level of precision not previously possible.

Among the most important discoveries documented in this study are:

Clear evidence of muling between 2 escudo and 1 escudo dies
Systematic use of transposed and retrograde punches
Identification of a previously unrecognized debasement

Two appendices expand the scope further, covering Arce 2 escudos under Philip V from 1718 to 1722 and the full range of Arce 1 escudos from 1692 to 1722, making this an essential reference not only for doubloons but for Bogotá gold coinage of the era as a whole.

For collectors of shipwreck coins, especially those tied to the 1715 Fleet, this book provides critical insight into origin, classification, and rarity. For specialists, it establishes a new standard for die analysis in the Spanish colonial series.

Publication details
Author: Daniel Frank Sedwick
Format: Softcover and hardcover versions
Pages: 132, fully illustrated
ISBN: 979-8-9937390-0-7
Publication year: 2026

Link to buy the Book softcover version

Link to buy the Book hardcover version