Spain 1620-To P 2 reales

Heritage sale 61343, lot 23578

This specimen was lot 23578 in Heritage sale 61343 (Dallas, November 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Philip III Cob 2 Reales 1620 T-P XF45 PCGS, Toledo mint. A deeply-engraved piece displaying a clear date, discernible mint/assayer and intricate devices." This type was struck in Toledo for Spain 1603-14, 1617-20. This is the scarcest date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.931 fine silver, this specimen 6.64 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-4695, KM 26.8, Cal-714.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
• Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
• Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 November 12 - 13 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction #61343, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.

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