Spain 1619-S G 2 reales

Heritage sale 61343, lot 23575

This specimen was lot 23575 in Heritage sale 61343 (Dallas, November 2023), where it sold for $119. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Philip III Cob 2 Reales 1619 S-G F15 PCGS, Seville mint. A one-year type with assayer G, attributed by Calicó to 1619 (and 1619/8) alone." This type was struck in Seville for Spain 1599-1607, 1611-1620. Production for 1619 was shared between assayers G and R.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.54 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4688 (assayer R), KM 17.6, Cal-684.

Source:

• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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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