Spain 1651-MD A 1/2 real

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Sedwick Treasure Auction 38, lot 1305
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This specimen was lot 1305 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Madrid, cob ½ real, Philip IV, 1651, rare. Bold upper half of cross with full 51 of date to left, full crown and monogram (distinctive style for this mint), attractively toned XF. This mint was barely making coins in this denomination when called upon to counteract the coin shortage caused by the Potosí mint scandal, the connection now becoming important to the greater American collector market." This was the first issue of half reales from the Madrid mint since 1627, according to the SCWC, while Cayón mentions a 1641. Both dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.71 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 2.01 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5639, Cal-551; KM-86.3 or KM 16.2.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.

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