Spain 1781-M PJ 4 reales

Shown is a Spanish four reales struck in 1781 at the Madrid mint. Assayer PJ is recorded for the years 1772-1782. This specimen was from a recent William Rosenblum sale (Littleton, CO, February 2012), where it sold for $150.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.3931 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11825, KM 413.1.

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.

Link to:

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