Spain 1818-J 2 maravedis

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2863

This specimen was lot 2863 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN: Fernando VII, 1808-1833, AE 2 maravedis, Jubia, 1818, a wonderful red lustrous example with semi-proof like fields, PCGS graded MS64 RB." This type was struck in Segovia 1816-20 and 1824-33 (note the aqueduct mintmark) and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a fairly common date.

Specification: copper, 3.02 g, 18.5-19.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14767, KM-488, Calico-132.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1817-J 2 maravedis
• 1817-Seg 2 maravedis
• 1818-Seg 2 maravedis
• 1818-J 8 maravedis
• 1818-S 4 reales
• 1818-M 8 reales
• 1818-S 8 reales
• 1818-S 2 escudos
• 1818-M 4 escudos
• 1819-J 2 maravedis
• Coins and currency dated 1818
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)