Spain 1643-M B real
This specimen was lot 1170 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €275 (about US$363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1643. Felipe IV. (Madrid). B. 1 real. Ceca vertical. Castillos y leones. Leve grieta. Bella. Ex Colección Isabel de Trastámara 25/05/2017, nº 291. Muy rara y más así. EBC-. (kingdom of Spain, Philip IV, one real of 1643, Madrid mint, vertical mintmark, castles and lions. Slightly rough but still handsome. Very rare thus, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at Madrid 1643 only. We don't know why this coin is underweight but we suspect it was intentional.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 grams, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 2,67 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y23, AC. 686, Cayón-5749.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 346: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Colección Javier Verdejo Sitges, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
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