Spain 1684-Seg BR 2 reales
The specimen shown was lot 135 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 400 € (about US$621 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
Carlos II (1665-1700). 1684. Segovia. BR. 2 reales. Bella. Escasa y más así. EBC-. (Charles II (1665-1700), two reales of 1684, Segovia mint, nice, nearly extremely fine.)
This Spanish equivalent of a quarter was struck at the Segovia mint in 1683-86 during the reign of king Charles II. The SCWC awards it a very low catalog value. This well struck, nicely centered coin may be contrasted with the crude cobs being minted at the Latin American mints, where screw presses were not installed until the 18th century.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.87 g, 0.931 fine silver, .205 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-7360, KM 199, Cal. 641.
- 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 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] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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