Spain 1833-M AJ 2 reales
This specimen was lot 1673 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $236. The catalog description[1] noted, "Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1833AJ, encapsulated NGC MS 63. Exceptionally lustrous and choice, second finest known specimen graded by NGC, and final year of issue." This type was struck in Madrid 1814-33 (shown here), in Seville 1815-33 and in Cadiz 1810-12. Lower in fineness than contemporary Latin American issues, they were discounted in international trade. Tho priced fairly cheaply in the SCWC, this type is very difficult to find at U. S. coin shows.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver, .176 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15641, KM 460.2; CT-936.
- 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 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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.
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