Chile 1796-So DA 2 reales

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Aureo sale 243, lot 698

This specimen was lot 698 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 220 € (about US$332 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"1796. Carlos IV. Santiago. DA. 2 reales. Pátina. Buen ejemplar. Rara así. MBC/MBC+. (two reales of 1796, Santiago mint. Toned, rare thus, choice very fine.)"

This type was issued from Santiago 1792-1808 and, tho not common, is less rare than preceding types.

Recorded mintage: 66,000.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver, .194 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13583, KM 59, Cal. 1043.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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