Spain 1727-Seg F 2 Reales

Courtesy Marti Hervera Subastas Numismaticas

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1727 at the Segovia mint. Assayer F is recorded for the year 1719-1729. This specimen was auctioned by Marti Hervera in Barcelona, Spain, on October 25, 2011, where it sold for 90 euro (about US$149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"2 Reales. 1727. SEGOVIA. F. Pátina. MBC+. (two reales of 1727, Segovia mint, toned, choice very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-8777, Cal-1407, KM 297.

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:

• 1725-Ca 2 reales
• 1725-M 2 reales
• 1725-S 2 reales
• Bolivia 1727-P Y 2 reales
• Mexico 1727-Mo D 2 reales
• Peru 1727-L M 2 reales "royal"
• 1727-Seg 8 reales
• 1727-M 4 escudos
• 1728-S real
• 1729-S 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1727
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)