Spain 1747-M JB 1/2 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for Ferdinand VI of Spain in Madrid 1746-59 and Seville 1748-59. It is listed as common but is rarely seen in nice condition. Assayer JB is listed for 1747-58.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.833 fine silver, .0453 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10150, KM 370.1, Cal. 649.

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.

Link to:

• 1747-Seg maravedi
• 1747-M J real
• 1747-M AJ real
• 1747-M J ½ escudo
• 1747-M JB ½ escudo
• 1747-S ½ escudo
• 1747-S 4 escudos
• 1747-M 8 escudos
• 1748-M ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1747
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)