Spain 1722-Seg F 2 reales

Goldberg sale 104, lot 4437

This specimen was lot 4437 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Spain. 2 Reales, 1722-F (Segovia). Philip V. Crowned arms. Reverse: Cross with castles and lion in angles. Brilliant mint luster with a hint of tone. NGC graded MS-62." This was struck at Segovia 1718-29. The SCWC lists the type as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.917 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-297, Cayón-8737.

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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
• Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.

Link to:

• 1721-M 2 reales
• 1722-Ca 2 reales
• 1722-M 2 reales
• 1722-S 2 reales
• 1723-M 2 reales
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)
• Coins and currency dated 1722