Argentina 1824-RA DS 2 soles

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73684

This specimen was lot 73684 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. 2 Soles, 1824-RA DS. La Rioja Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. Medal Alignment. A charming little piece, well-struck, with light wear and a not unpleasant uniform argent hue courtesy of its cleaning." This type was struck 1824-26 for the province of Rio de la Plata (the province of La Rioja had its own series of coins).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-18.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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