Spain 1850-Seg 2 maravedis

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73055

This specimen was lot 73055 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 2 Maravedis, 1850. Segovia Mint. Isabel II. NGC MS-65 Brown. A Gem that should capture the attention of any specialist in Spanish coinage, this example is still bright with mint red, despite the brown notation from NGC." This type was struck in Jubia, Segovia and Barcelona 1837-50 and was accompanied by copper one, four and eight maravedis. The type is not scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, KM-532.4.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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