Spain 1788-S C 2 reales

Courtesy Cayon Subastas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1788 at the Seville mint. Assayer C is recorded for the year 1788 only. The first specimen was sold by Cayon Subastas in Madrid, Spain, on September 15, 2011, for 90 euros (about US$147 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Sevilla. 2 reales. 1788. C. EBC/EBC+, restos de brillo original. Tono. (two reales of 1788, Seville mint, extremely fine, toned, some luster.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-11676, KM 412.2.

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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