Spain 1764-M JP 1/2 real
This specimen was lot 32895 in Heritage Sale 3115 (Chicago, May 2024), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Spain: Charles III 1/2 Real 1764 M-JP MS65 NGC, Madrid mint. The devices are crisp and fully projected on the small flan, which is made even more attractive by a vibrantly colored backdrop. This is the only Mint State representative on the NGC census." This type was struck at Madrid 1760-66 and 1769-71. Assayer PJ is recorded for the years 1764-1771. More were produced at Seville. The design is very reminiscent of the contemporary Latin American pillar coinage but used lower fineness silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-11058, KM 395.1.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3115, featuring the Ezen Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2024.
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