Spain 1801-S CN 2 reales

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Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2770

This specimen was lot 2770 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 27 € (about US$35 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1801. Carlos IV. Sevilla. CN. 2 reales. BC+ [choice fine]." This type was issued at Seville 1793-1808 and Madrid 1788-1808. They were debased in an attempt to keep them inside Spain. Assayer CN is noted for 1793-1808. The minors, especially one and two reales, are much more common than the pesos.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, .176 troy oz ASW, this specimen 5,84 g.

Catalog reference: KM 430.2, AC. 722, Cayón-13627.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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