Spain 1707-S M 8 reales
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The specimen shown was lot 655 in Cayon Subastas sale in Madrid, on February 4 2012, where it sold for 5,600 € (about US$8,986 including buyer's fees). The catalog description [1] noted,
"Sevilla. 8 reales. 1707. M. EBC, restos de brillo original. Bonito tono. Rarísima. Más aún en esta soberbia conservación.(Seville eight reales of 1707-M. AU, some original luster. Nice toning. Very rare. Magnificent conservation.)"
This type was issued at Madrid and Seville 1704-13. The succeeding type featured a larger crown. All the early eight reales of Spain are rare and expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.7859 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 266, Cayón-9206, Dav-1692.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Cayon Subastas, Auction February 2012: Highly Important Collection of Spanish and Latin American 8 Reales and other Coins from the Spanish Empire, Madrid: Cayon Subastas, 2012.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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