967 | Spanish Monarchy

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LOUIS I (1724). 2 Reales. (Ar. 5.71g/26mm). 1724. Segovia F. (Cal-2019-28). Good Very Fine. Scarce and more so.

The first Bourbon born in the country had the misfortune of also being the protagonist of the shortest reign in the history of Spain, barely seven months. For this reason the coins in the name of this monarch are really scarce in form and number. Eight mints mint money in the name of this king, some of them, all American, do so even once the monarch has died (it is not uncommon to find pieces minted in Mexico or Lima in 1725). In the case of the peninsular mints we include, in addition to Madrid, Sevilla and Segovia, that of Mallorca which strikes coppers in the form of doublers and triplets. In the case of the 2 Reales, some authors speak of two variants depending on the size of the F of the assayer, who by the way is Fernando Vázquez.