Spain 1725-S J 2 Reales

Courtesy Cayón Subastas

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1725 at the Seville mint. Assayer J is recorded for the year 1718-1726. This specimen was auctioned by Cayón Subastas in Madrid, Spain, on September 16, 2011, where it hammered for 65 Euros (about US$106 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Sevilla. 2 reales. 1725. J. Cy8772. MBC. Tono. (Two reales of 1725, Seville mint, toned very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.1965 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8772, KM 307.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

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• 1724-Seg F 2 reales, Louis I
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• 1724-Seg 2 reales, Philip V
• 1725-S real
• 1725-Ca 2 reales
• 1725-M 2 reales
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