Buenos Aires 1830 5/10 real

Sedwick Treasure Auction 28, lot 1618

This specimen was lot 1618 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 5/10 real, 1830, NGC AU 58 BN, ex-O'Brien. Very lightly handled with some speckles of original red luster, rims a bit crude as made. Pedigreed to the John O'Brien collection (stated on label)." This type was struck 1827-28 and 1830-31 and is common in worn condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: copper, 22-28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-3; Janson-11.7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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