Spain 1805-S CN 2 reales

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Aureo y Calicó sale 448, lot 317

This specimen was lot 317 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 170 € (about US$222 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1805. Carlos IV. Seville. CN. 2 reales. Nice. Original luster. EBC/EBC+ [choice extremely fine]." This type was struck at Seville 1793-1808. 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.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 5.93 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13661, KM 430.2, AC-725.

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, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.

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