Spain 1748-M JB 1/2 real

Aureo sale 246, lot 655

another specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 655 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 80 € (about US$121 including buyer's fees). The catalog^[1] noted,

"1748. Fernando VI. Madrid. JB. 1/2 real. MBC+/MBC (Ferdinand VI, 1746-59, half real of 1748, Madrid mint. Very fine plus.)"

This type was struck in Madrid 1746-59 and Seville 1748-59. It is listed as common but is rarely seen in nice condition. Assayer JB is listed for 1747-58.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.833 fine silver, .0453 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10156, KM 370.1, Cal. 649.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

Link to:

• 1747-M ½ real
• Spain 1747-M J real
• 1748-M ½ escudo
• 1748-S ½ escudo
• 1748-M 4 escudos
• 1748-S 8 escudos
• Spain 1749-M JB 1/2 real
• Coins and currency dated 1748
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)