Spain 1717-M J real

Aureo sale 261, lot 294

This specimen was lot 294 in Aureo sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €35 (about US$56 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1717. Felipe V. Madrid. J. 1 real. Pátina. Escasa. MBC+/MBC. (Philip V, 1700-46, one real of 1717, Madrid mint. Toned, scarce, very fine or better.)"

This type was issued in Madrid 1717, 1721, 1726-45 for Philip V. The SCWC lists the type as common but this date is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver, .099 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-8393, KM 298, Cal. 1529.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.
• Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.

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