Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2013 Baltimore Auction - Sess. B 8 November 2013
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SPAIN. 4 Reales Fantasy Pattern, 1691-B. Segovia Mint. NGC MS-61.
Charles II (1665-1700). Struck in silver plated copper. Unofficial test piece probably struck in the eighteenth official engravers school (Escuela de Grabadores). The "School of Engravers" is an institution which has always been related to the Spanish mints ever since Tomas Prieto was made director of the school in Madrid in 1771. Similar schools were later set up in Seville, Segovia and Mexico City. These pieces were struck to demonstrate the capabilities of the students.NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $400
SPAIN. 4 Reales Fantasy Pattern, 1691-B. Segovia Mint. NGC MS-61.
Charles II (1665-1700). Struck in silver plated copper. Unofficial test piece probably struck in the eighteenth official engravers school (Escuela de Grabadores). The "School of Engravers" is an institution which has always been related to the Spanish mints ever since Tomas Prieto was made director of the school in Madrid in 1771. Similar schools were later set up in Seville, Segovia and Mexico City. These pieces were struck to demonstrate the capabilities of the students.NGC MS-61.
Estimate: $400