Spain 1801-M FA 2 reales

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Aureo sale 232, lot 1327

The specimen shown was lot 1327 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 125 euros (about US$206 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1801. Madrid. FA. 2 reales. Preciosa pátina. Escasa así. EBC. (Charles IV, 1788-1808, two reales of 1801, Madrid mint; nice patina, scarce thus, extremely fine.)"

This type was issued at Seville and Madrid 1788-1808. Assayer FA is noted for 1801-07. The minors, especially one and two reales, are much more common than the pesos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.833 fine silver, .181 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13622, KM 430.1, Cal-972.

Sources:

  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.

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