Catalonia 1836-B PS peseta
The first specimen was lot 678 in Soler y Llach's January, 2010, sale. The second specimen was lot 514 in Aureo y Calicó sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 370 euros (about US$616 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1836. Barcelona. PS. 1 peseta. Rara. EBC. (One peseta of 1836, Barcelona mint, rare thus, extremely fine.)"
This silver coin was issued from Barcelona, Spain, 1836-37 for use there and in Catalonia. It was accompanied by various copper coins denominated in quartos. In the local currency, five pesetas = one peso. This coin is not common. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 5.60-5.87 g, 0.900 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16973, KM 129, Cal. 257.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, COLECCIÓN ANASTASIA DE QUIROGA, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
Link to:
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- Catalonia 1836 6 cuartos
- 1836-Seg 4 maravedis
- 1836-JA 8 maravedis, denomination on obverse
- 1836-Seg 8 maravedis
- 1836-M pattern 2 reales
- 1836-M 2 reales
- 1836-B 4 reales
- 1836-M 4 reales
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- Catalonia 1838 6 cuartos
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