Spain 1599-S B 2 reales
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This specimen was lot 23573 in Heritage sale 61343 (Dallas, November 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "Philip III Cob 2 Reales 1599 S-B VF25 NGC, Seville mint. First year of issue. A circulated but yet problem-free offering with clear date, mint, assayer and denomination." Two reales were struck for Philip II and III in 1598-99. The Philip II issue from Seville is KM 17.6. Disentangling the two issues is a challenge as the king's ordinal rarely struck up on cobs.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.86 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 5.75 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-4574, KM 26.7, Cal-658.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 November 12 - 13 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction #61343, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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