Spain 1777-M PJ 4 reales

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10706

This specimen was lot 10706 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $470. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 4 Reales, 1777-MPJ. Charles III (1759-88). Very attractive. Light peripheral toning with some nice remaining luster. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED." This type was struck in Madrid (shown here) and Seville 1772-88. Tho priced fairly cheaply in the SCWC, this type is very difficult to find at U. S. coin shows.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11789, KM-413.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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