Buenos Aires 1840 real

Sedwick sale 12, lot 1255

This specimen was lot 1255 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $147.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 real, 1840. Matte UNC with hint of original color, no problems." These coins are common in circulated condition. Another issue of 1854 (KM 10) concluded the series.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 26-27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.6 g.

Catalog reference: Janson-16; KM-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 F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.

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