Spain 1774-S CF 2 reales
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This specimen was lot 1289 in Áureo y Calicó sale 346 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €150 (about US$198 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1774. Carlos III. Sevilla. CF. 2 reales. Limpiada. Bella. EBC/EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Charles III, two reales of 1774, Seville mint. Clenaed but still nice, extremely fine or better.)"
This type featuring Charles III was struck in Segovia struck at Seville 1773-82 and 1788. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, .833 fine silver, this specimen 5,88 g.
Catalog reference: KM 412.2, AC. 782, Cayón-11556.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
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