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| − | This specimen was lot 473 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €300 (about US$396 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1698. Carlos II. Potosí. F. 8 reales. MBC-.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles II, eight reales of 1698, | + | This specimen was lot 473 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €300 (about US$396 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1698. Carlos II. Potosí. F. 8 reales. MBC-.'' (kingdom of [[Spain]], Charles II, eight reales of 1698, Potosí mint. About very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1667-1701 for Charles II. It superseded the shield/cross type which was discredited in the debasement scandal of the 1630's and 1640's. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | * Menzel, Sewall, ''Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins'', New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004. | ||
| − | * Paoletti, Emilio, ''8 Reales Cobs of | + | * Paoletti, Emilio, ''8 Reales Cobs of Potosí, 2nd Ed.,'' Buenos Aires, 2006. |
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría,'' Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría,'' Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020. | ||
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* [[Bolivia 1698-P F real|1698-F "heart" real]] | * [[Bolivia 1698-P F real|1698-F "heart" real]] | ||
* [[Bolivia 1698-P F 4 reales|1698-F 4 reales]] | * [[Bolivia 1698-P F 4 reales|1698-F 4 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Mexico 1698-Mo L 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Peru 1698-L H 8 reales]] | * [[Peru 1698-L H 8 reales]] | ||
* [[Bolivia 1699-P F 8 reales|1699-F 8 reales]] | * [[Bolivia 1699-P F 8 reales|1699-F 8 reales]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 23 May 2025
This specimen was lot 473 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €300 (about US$396 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1698. Carlos II. Potosí. F. 8 reales. MBC-. (kingdom of Spain, Charles II, eight reales of 1698, Potosí mint. About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1667-1701 for Charles II. It superseded the shield/cross type which was discredited in the debasement scandal of the 1630's and 1640's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.47 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 27,12 g.
Catalog reference: KM-26; Cal-336, Cayón-7694.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
- Paoletti, Emilio, 8 Reales Cobs of Potosí, 2nd Ed., Buenos Aires, 2006.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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