Spain 1758-S JV 2 reales

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Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1455

This specimen was lot 1455 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 240 € (about US$311 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1758. Fernando VI. Seville. JV. 2 reales. Attractive. Scarce in this condition. EBC- [about extremely fine]." This type was struck at Madrid and at Seville 1754, 1757-59. Confusingly, both mints had assayer JV in 1758; we don't know if it was the same person.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen 5,85 g.

Catalog reference: KM 386.2, AC. 343, Cayón-10449.

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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