Spain 1808-M AI 8 reales

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 7296

This specimen was lot 7296 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 8 Reales, 1808-AI. NGC MS-61. Charles IV. Nice toning. Ex: Ponterio & Associates Sale #137 01/2006, Lot #2147." This type is recorded in the SCWC from Madrid for 1788-1808. All are scarce compared to the enormous output of the Latin American mints; 1802 is the most common date. Assayers FA, AI, IG are recorded for 1808. Eight reales with the bust of Ferdinand VII were struck at Seville.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13980, KM-432.1; Cal-Type 77 #677, Dav-307.

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.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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