Spain 1761-M JP 2 reales

Courtesy Cayon Subastas

Shown is a Spanish two reales struck in 1761 at the Madrid mint. Assayer JP is recorded for the years 1759-1763. This specimen was auctioned by Cayon Subastas in Madrid, Spain, on September 15, 2011, where it hammered for 22 Euros (about US$36 including buyer's fees). The catalog description reads:

"Madrid. 2 reales. 1761. JP. BC+ (two reales of 1761, Madrid mint, choice Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.833 fine silver, 0.1813 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11458, KM 388.1.

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.

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