Chile 1804-So FJ real
This specimen was lot 680 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 470 € (about US$710 including buyer's fees). The catalog[2] noted,
"1804. Carlos IV. Santiago. FJ/JJ. 1 real. Parte de brillo original. Bella. Muy rara así. EBC/EBC+. (One real of 1804, Santiago mint, FJ/JJ overassayer. Some luster, nice, very rare thus, extremely fine.)"
This specimen is one of a series struck 1792-1808 in Santiago, Chile, during the reign of Charles IV. The opening of an enlarged Casa de Moneda in 1805 allowed the increase in mintages and this type is not rare. The variety shown is mentioned in the SCWC but awarded no premium.
Recorded mintage: 35,000.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.
Cataolg description: Cayón-13484, KM 58, Cal. 1211var.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
- [2]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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