Argentina 1815-PTS F 1/2 real
This specimen was lot 29326 in Heritage sale 3040 (Long Beach, April 2015), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rio de la Plata 1/2 Real 1815 PTS-F MS64, Potosi mint. Choice Mint State with subdued mint luster and most attractive for this issue, the detail on the sunface being particularly charming. Currently tied with two other coins as the finest certified by NGC, a little jewel that is sure to elicit strong attention." After General Belgrano captured the villa of Potosí, the general assembly in Buenos Aires issued a law authorizing the minting of the first Argentinian coins on April 13, 1813 in silver and gold. Striking continued until November of the same year when the villa of Potosí was recaptured by forces loyal to the Spanish crown. The mint was reoccupied by General Rondeau and the similar designs previously mentioned were struck in 1815 from April to November, when the Spanish forces once again retook the villa of Potosí. The designs from 1826 to 1837 were minted in the province of Rioja.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .048 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 1.2, CJ-17.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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