Spain 1756-M JB real

Courtesy Cayon Subastas

Shown is a Spanish one real struck in 1756 at the Madrid mint. The assayer JB occurs from 1747-1758. This specimen was auctioned by Cayon Subastas of Madrid, Spain, on September 16, 2011, where it sold for 70 Euros (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Madrid. Real. 1748, 51 y 56. JB. Cy10265, 290 y 10330. MBC- a MBC+. Lote de tres piezas (3).(One reales from Madrid, 1748, 1751 and 1756, very fine to good very fine, three coins in lot.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.833 fine silver, 0.0905 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10330, KM 369.1.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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