Spain 1803-M FA 8 reales

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Aureo sale 232, lot 236

The specimen shown was lot 236 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 350 euros (about US$578 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1803. Madrid. FA. 8 reales. Bella. Brillo original. Rara así. EBC/EBC+. (Charles IV, 1788-1808, eight reales of 1803, Madrid mint; nice, original luster, choice extremely fine.)

This type was issued at Seville 1802-03 and Madrid 1802-08. 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. Eight reales of Ferdinand VII were struck at Seville 1809-20, Cadiz 1810-15 and Madrid 1814-18. There is an additional issue from Madrid 1823-30 but these are so rare as to be practically presentation pieces. The twenty reales de vellon introduced by José Napoleon was the favored denomination in the 1820's until 1849.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13942, KM 432.1, Cal-674, Dav-307.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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