Chile 1807-So FJ 1/2 real

Sedwick sale 34, lot 1989

This specimen was lot 1989 in Sedwick sale 34 (Winter Park, FL, November 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Santiago, Chile, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1807 FJ, NGC XF details / cleaned. Dark gray-toned fields with hairlines across the centers, a bit weakly struck shield between pillars." This is one of a series minted 1792-1808 for Charles IV. Despite the steady output, the type is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13347, Cal-356; KM-57.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 34, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2023.

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