Spain 1739-M JF real

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2706

This specimen was lot 2706 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 50 € (about US$65 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1739. Felipe V. Madrid. JF. 1 real. MBC [very fine]." This type was struck at Madrid 1717, 1721, 1726-45 and most dates, including this one, are common. Assayer JF is listed for 1730-41.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 2,79 g.

Catalog reference: KM 298, AC. 455, Cayón-8540.

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 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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• 1738-S PJ real
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• Guatemala 1739-G J real
• Mexico 1739-Mo MF real
• Peru 1739-L V real
• 1739-M escudo
• 1741-M JF real
• Coins and currency dated 1739
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