Spain 1803-M FA real

Aureo sale 243, lot 676

This specimen was lot 676 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 110 € (about US$166 including buyer's fees). The catalog^[1] noted,

"1803. Carlos IV. Madrid. FA. 1 real. Leves rayitas. Buen ejemplar. Escasa así. MBC+/EBC-. (one real of 1803, Madrid mint. Light marks, good example, scarce thus, very fine to extremely fine.)"

It is one of a series minted in Spain 1788-1808 for Charles IV. The type is listed quite low in the SCWC but is seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.812 fine silver, .088 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13473, KM 429.1, Cal. 1128.

Source:

• 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, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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