Spain 1778-S CF 8 reales

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1684
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This specimen was lot 1684 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ESPAGNE, Charles III (1759-1788), AR 8 reales, 1778 CF, Séville. D/ B. dr. à d. R/ Écu couronné. Très rare. Griffes. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, 1759-88, silver eight reales of 1778, Seville mint. Obverse: draped bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Very rare, scratches, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type was struck at Seville 1772-79 and 1788. All dates are scarce to rare altho 1773 and 1774 are the most often seen. Any of the Latin American dollars are much more available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen is 26,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 414.2, Dav-1700, Cayón-12051, A.C. 1237.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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