Spain 1804-M FA 2 reales

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Aureo sale 243, lot 689

This specimen was lot 689 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 220 € (about US$332 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"1804. Carlos IV. Madrid. FA. 2 reales. Bellísima pátina. Rara así. EBC/EBC+. (two reales of 1804, Madrid mint. Nice toning, scarce thus, extremely fine to choice extremely fine.)"

It is one of a series minted 1788-1808 for Charles IV. The type is listed quite low in the SCWC but is very hard to find.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, .176 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13647, KM 430.1, Cal. 975.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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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