Chile 1779-So DA 2 reales

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Aureo sale 232, lot 1261

The specimen shown was lot 1261 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 160 euros (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Carlos III (1759-1788). 1779. Santiago. DA. 2 reales. Hojitas. Pátina. Rara. MBC. (Charles III, 1759-88, Two reales of 1779, Santiago mint, rim nicks, toned, rare, very fine.)

This type was issued from Santiago 1773-89 and this is a better date.

Recorded mintage: 48,000.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11595, KM 30, Cal-1422.

Sources:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

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