Spain 1728-S P 4 reales

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74627

This specimen was lot 74627 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 4 Reales, 1728-S P. Seville Mint. Philip V. PCGS AU-55. Offering crisp detail, good centering, and an elegant moderate gray tone, this 4 Reales piece exudes eye appeal. A stunning example of this SCARCE Spanish silver type." This type was struck at Madrid 1728-40, Segovia 1728-29 and Seville 1728-29. It is listed as somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.931 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9036, KM-337.2; Cal-1224.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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