Spain 1793-S CN 2 reales

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CNG Lissner collection, lot 890

This specimen was lot 890 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $544.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Carlos IV. 1788-1808. AR 2 Reales. Sevilla (Sevilla) mint. Carlos Tiburcio de Roxas and Nicolas Lamas, assayers. Dated 1793 S CN. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Brilliant uncirculated with just a hint of light amber patina. Highest graded for the date and type. Purchased from Dennis Gill, April 1970." It is one of a series minted in Spain at Madrid and Seville 1792-1808 for Charles IV. The type is listed quite low in the SCWC but is hard to find.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, this specimen Ø25 mm, 5.98 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13559, KM 430.2.

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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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