Spain 1761-S JV 4 reales

This 1761 Spanish four reales was struck at the Seville mint. In contrast to the very scarce eight reales, Spanish four reales are fairly available though they do not turn up often at American coin shows.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11695, KM 396.2.

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:

• 1761-M 2 reales
• 1761-S 2 reales
• Bolivia 1761-P VY 4 reales
• Guatemala 1761-G P 4 Reales
• Mexico 1761-Mo MM 4 Reales
• Peru 1761-L JM 4 reales
• 1761-M 4 reales
• 1761-S ½ escudo
• 1761-M 4 escudos
• 1762-S 8 reales
• 1766-M 1 real
• Coins and currency dated 1761
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)