Spain 1813-M GJ 2 reales
The first specimen was lot 52039 in Heritage Auctions sale 440 (Long Beach, May 2007), where it sold for $460. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Ferdinand VII silver 2 Reales 1813-M GJ, MS65 NGC, a sensational looking Gem Uncirculated coin, graced by 100% original surfaces having a lustrous and rich silvery frost with golden hues, softly struck on the date and on the reverse crown above the shield (which however is sharply struck!), several lines through the portrait that appear to be pre-striking adjustments to the silver weight. While the production ability at the Madrid Mint at this time (during the Napoleonic Wars) was less than modern, the quality of this gorgeous coin remains outstanding: symbolic of its age in the finest possible way. Unpriced in Krause above XF grade."
This type was struck in Madrid 1814-33, in Seville 1815-33 and in Cadiz 1810-12. As Spanish minors were lower in fineness than contemporary Latin American issues, they were discounted in international trade.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, .176 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15467, KM 460.2.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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]Tucker, Warren and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 440: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2007.
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