Cayón with Four Special Collections
Cayón Subastas held another auction “out of the order” in Madrid, Spain, on 20 February 2019. The auction was divided in three parts. Part 1 featured featuring general coins from ancient to medieval and modern Spanish coins, the second part was dedicated to a collection of peseta coins (from 1868 to 1930s), and in part 3 an important collection of milled pillar coins was offered.
These were some particularly strong results:
- Lot 2: Tetradrachm. Camarina. Result: 10,500 euros (starting price: 5,000 euros)
- Lot 3: Tetradrachm. Leontini. Result: 5,160 euros
- Lot 56: Carlos II. 8 reales. 1668. Nuevo Reino. Result: 3,360 euros
- Lot 59: Felipe V. 8 escudos. 1746. México. Result: 4,800 euros
- Lot 64: Felipe V. 8 escudos. 1707. Sevilla. Result: 5,520 euros
- Lot 70: Fernando VI. 8 escudos. 1751. Santiago. Result: 4,920 euros

- Lot 96: Carlos III. 8 reales. 1789/8. Santiago. Result: 6,120 euros (starting price: 400 euros)
- Lot 97: Carlos III. 8 escudos. 1778/7. Santiago. Result: 4,320 euros (starting price: 1,250 euros)

- Lot 138: Carlos IV. 8 reales. 1790. Santiago. Result: 3,420 euros (starting price: 400 euros)
- Lot 147: José Napoleón. 320 reales. 1812. Madrid. Result: 8,700 euros
- Lot 175: Fernando VII. 320 reales. 1822. Madrid. Result: 5,640 euros
- Lot 192: Fernando VII. 8 reales. 1811. Popayán. Result: 7,500 euros
- Lot 208: Carlos V. 8 maravedís. 1837. Segovia. Result: 4,560 euros

- Lot 281: Isabel II. 4 pesos. 1867. Result: 34,200 euros
- Lot 294: Carlos VII. (5 pesetas). 1875. Oñate. Result: 3,480 euros
- Lot 318: Gobierno Provisional. 5 pesetas. 1869. Madrid. Result: 16,500 euros
- Lot 387: Alfonso XII. 25 pesetas. 1885. Madrid. Result: 5,160 euros (starting price: 2,000 euros)

- Lot 408: Alfonso XII. 4 pesos. 1885. Result: 24,000 euros
- Lot 470: Alfonso XIII. 20 pesetas. 1904. Madrid. Result: 3,600 euros (starting price: 1,750 euros)
- Lot 569: Felipe V. 4 reales. 1733. México. Result: 3,840 euros
- Lot 631: Fernando VI. 2 reales. 1759. Guatemala. Result: 552 euros (starting price: 50 euros)

- Lot 688: Fernando VI. 8 reales. 1751. Lima. Result: 27,000 euros (starting price: 14,000 euros)
- Lot 911: Carlos III. 8 reales. 1771. Lima. Result: 3,600 euros
- Lot 1021: Carlos III. 1/2 real. 1760. Santiago. Result: 7,200 euros (starting price: 3,500 euros)

- Lot 1024: Carlos III. 8 reales. 1768. Santiago. Result: 31,200 euros (starting price: 18,500 euros)
For more information on the auction house go to the Cayón website.