Spain 1775-Seg 2 maravedis

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43446

This specimen was lot 43446 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 2 Maravedis, 1775. Segovia Mint. Charles III. NGC MS-63 Red Brown." This type was issued at Segovia 1772-88. The SCWC lists this date as common but it is seldom seen at American coin shows. Madrid issues are noted as rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10969, KM-406.2.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

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