Spain 1759-S JV 2 reales

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Aureo sale 261, lot 388

This specimen was lot 388 in Aureo y Calicó sale 261 (Barcelona, Spain, July 2014), where it sold for €110 (about US$176 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1759. Fernando VI. Sevilla. JV. 2 reales. Patina. Buen ejemplar. MBC+. (Ferdinand VI, 1746-59, two reales of 1759, Seville mint. Toned, handsome example, choice very fine.)"

This type is listed for 1754 and 1757-59 and is noted as common. The Seville mint began striking two reales for Charles III the next year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10463, KM 386.2, Cal. 525.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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