Spain 1764-M PJ 2 reales

Courtesy Cayon Subastas

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1764 at the Madrid mint. Assayer PJ is recorded for the years 1764-1771. This specimen was auctioned Cayon Subastas in Madrid, Spain, on September 15, 2011, where it hammered for 48 Euros (about US$78 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Madrid. 2 reales. 1764. PJ. Ligeras oxid. en rev. MBC+ (two reales of 1764, Madrid mint, light corrosion on reverse, choice very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.833 fine silver, 0.1813 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11478, KM 388.1.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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