Spain 1767-M PJ 2 reales

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Aureo sale 232, lot 1257

The specimen shown was lot 1257 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 76 euros (about US$125 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1767. Madrid. PJ. 2 reales. Buen ejemplar. MBC+. (Charles III, 1759-88, two reales of 1767, Madrid mint; nice example, choice very fine.)"

This type was issued at Seville 1760-71 and Madrid 1759-71. The minors, especially one and two reales, are much more common than the pesos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.833 fine silver, .181 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11495, KM 388.1, Cal-1297.

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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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