Chile 1791-So DA real KM-36
This specimen was lot 1682 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 170 € (about US$220 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1791/0. Carlos IV. Santiago. DA. 1 real. Bust of Carlos III. Ordinal IV. Graded NGC as VG Details Plugged, no. 2892733-005. Plugged hole. Ex Aureo y Calicó 04/29/2010, no. 3781. Val and Mexía Collection. Rare. BC-/BC [about fine]." This type was struck at Santiago 1789-91 in limited numbers and, tho not common, is less rare than preceding types. Another 1791 real exists (KM 48) with the king's name spelled "CAROLUS IIII".
Recorded mintage: 20,000 (including KM 48).
Specifications: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 36, AC. 504, Cayón-13383.
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- 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.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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