Argentina 1825-RA CA real
This specimen was lot 34331 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. Real, 1825 RA CA. La Rioja Mint. PCGS VF-20. The Krause catalog lists this particular date as "5 known," with this cataloger only able to find one other example of this type that has come to market in recent years. Some softness from strike appears at portions of the legends, with some wearing as well, though it provides a rich mint bloom and colorful toning interspersed throughout. A piece that is absent from nearly all collections, and as such, the TREMENDOUS RARITY makes it certain to attract much excitement." The one real of 1824, with assayer DS, while scarce, is much more available than this rare issue.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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