Spain 1661-MD Y 8 maravedis

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
Spain 1661Y 8 maravedis rev DSLR.jpg
Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 43040
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This type was issued from Madrid, Trujillo, Toledo, Valladolid and Cuenca 1661-64. The 16 maravedis was silvered; we can't tell if this specimen ever had a silver coating. The third specimen was lot 43040 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $149. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 8 Maravedis, 1661-MD Y. Madrid Mint. Philip IV. NGC MS-62 Brown."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, the third specimen 2.18 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-5408, KM-171.5; Cal-358.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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