Chile 1804-So FJ 1/2 real
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This specimen was lot 1351 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $312.70. The catalog description[1] noted, "Santiago, Chile, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1804FJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known graded by NGC. Superb luster and clearly Uncirculated but with crude edge due to poor centering and other minor flaws (including a line cross the bust from a hair on the die!), choice for the issue." It is one of a series minted 1792-1808 for Charles IV. Despite the steady output, the type is scarce.
Recorded mintage: 58,000.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .048 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13328, KM-57; CT-1350.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.
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- 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.
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