Spain 1796-M MF 4 reales

Heritage sale 3029, lot 31742

This type was struck in Madrid 1788-97, 1804-08 and in Seville 1803 and 1807. Its specification is the same as Latin American four reales yet, like most metropolitan Spanish coinage of Charles IV, it is much scarcer. The design is also distinctly different. This specimen was lot 31742 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Carlos IV 4 Reales 1796-MF, Madrid mint, AU50 NGC. Attractively toned with luster in the legends. A scarce grade for this denomination."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13743, KM 431.1.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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