Chile 1789-So DA 4 reales KM-38

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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 34057
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This specimen was lot 34057 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted,

"CHILE. 4 Reales, 1789-So DA. Santiago Mint. Charles IV. PCGS VF-25. The only certified example of this transitional date on the PCGS population report. Three year transitional bust type with the bust of Charles III, but in the name of Charles IV (Ordinal IV). This charming and moderately worn example boasts strong design features with relatively smooth surfaces, though a few trivial abrasions and marks now nicely blended matching the rest of the coin are mentioned for accuracy. Pleasing to the eye the high points display a light gray tone while the fields and protected areas display rich old cabinet patina with a slight iridescent sheen that pops out when tilted in the light. It is interesting to note that upon close inspection of the obverse and reverse several diagnostics are noticed. The obverse shows evidence of a slight die clashing above the bust near the rim. While the reverse exhibits a thin radial crack from about 10 o'clock to just past 1 o'clock as well as an internal crack in an upward angle from the top of the banner of the right pillar to just off center of the base of the crown. From the Pat Johnson Collection. Purchased privately from Freeman Craig (prior to 1976)."

This rare type was issued from Santiago 1789-91. Four reales with the title of Charles III (KM 34) were also struck in 1789.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13697, KM-38; Cal-848.

Source:

  • 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..
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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