Spain 1770-S CF 2 reales

Courtesy Cayon Subastas, lot 385

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1770 at the Seville mint. Assayer CF is recorded for the year 1768-1771. This specimen was auctioned Cayon Subastas in Madrid, Spain, on September 15, 2011, where it hammered for 90 Euros (about US$146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Sevilla. 2 reales. 1770. CF. Mancha en anv. EBC/MBC+, tono. (two reales of 1770, toned extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.833 fine silver, 0.1813 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11524, KM 388.2.

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.

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