Buenos Aires 1853 2 reales
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This specimen was lot 70081 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires. 2 Reales, 1853. NGC MS-63 Brown. This beautifully preserved survivor exhibits a bold strike with smooth chocolate brown patina displaying a mottled blue sheen." This type was struck 1853-56 and is common in low grade. The next issue (KM 11) of 1860-61 closed out the series of coppers from Buenos Aires. Regular federal coinage began in 1882.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6-8 g, copper, 31-32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-9.
- 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, 1574-2015, Buenos Aires, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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