Spain 1808-M AI 2 reales

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Aureo sale 242, lot 220

The specimen shown was lot 220 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, Spain, March 2012), where it sold for 240 € (about US$373 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1808. Madrid. AI. 2 reales. Muy bella. Brillo original. Escasa así. S/C-. (Charles IV, 1788-1808, two reales of 1808, Madrid mint, handsome, original luster, about uncirculated.)"

This type was issued at Seville 1793-1808 and Madrid 1788-1808. They were debased in an attempt to keep them inside Spain. Assayer AI is noted for 1807-08. The minors, especially one and two reales, are much more common than the pesos.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-13680, KM 430.1, Cal-980.

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, 2012.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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