Spain 1735-M JF 1/2 real

Courtesy Marti Hervera Subastas Numismaticas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a Spanish half real struck in 1735 at the Madrid mint. Assayer JF is recorded for the years 1730-1740. The first specimen was auctioned by Marti Hervera in Barcelona, Spain, on July 5, 2011, where it sold for 60 euro. The catalog description reads:

"1/2 Real. 1735. MADRID. J.F. Pátina. MBC+. (Half real of 1735, Madrid mint, choice very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8251, KM 350.1, Cal-1799.

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:

• 1735-S 2 reales
• 1735-S 8 reales
• 1735-S 8 escudos
• 1738-S ½ real
• 1738-M ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1735
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)