Spain 1802-S CN 8 reales
This specimen was lot 25826 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Carlos IIII 8 Reales 1802-CN Seville, MS62 NGC, fully lustrous with bold details and appealing original toning, faint adjustment marks on the reverse. An attractive piece with the look of a higher grade." It is one of a series minted in Spain 1792-1808 for Charles IV. The type is listed quite low in the SCWC but is very hard to find. It is among the last traditional pesos struck in Spain prior to the French invasion of 1808 which led to king Charles IV's abdication.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat available.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13938, KM 432.2, Dav-307.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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