Spain 1770-S CF 1/2 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is a Spanish half real struck in 1770 at the Seville mint. Assayer CF is recorded for the years 1769-83. These coins were lower in fineness than the colonial issues (Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, etc.) and thus were discounted. There is no reason to think that these coins are rare but they are very difficult to find in the American numismatic marketplace and are likely seriously underpriced.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, .833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11097, KM 395.2.

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.

Link to:

• Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 1/2 real
• Mexico 1770-Mo F 1/2 real
• Mexico 1770-Mo M 1/2 real
• Spain 1770-M maravedi
• Spain 1766-M PJ real
• Spain 1770-S CF 2 reales

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