Spain 1811-V GS 2 reales

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Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 2841

This specimen was lot 2841 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 65 € (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1811. Fernando VII. Valencia. GS. 2 reales. Escasa. BC/BC+ [scarce, fine or better]." This two reales was struck at the Valencia mint 1811-12 where, supported by the British navy, the juntas supporting Ferdinand VII managed to hold out briefly against the French invader. Other two reales were struck for Ferdinand VII at Cadiz and Palma de Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, this specimen 5,88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 474.4, AC. 991, Cayón-15427.

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 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, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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