Chile 1813-So FJ 4 reales
The first specimen shown was lot 1342 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $944. The catalog description[1] noted, "Santiago, Chile, bust 4 reales, 1813FJ (inverted J), encapsulated NGC AU 53, finest known graded by NGC. Bold strike with toning around details, with some light wear but still the best example in the NGC census for this scarce type." This specimen is one of a series struck 1808-15 in Santiago, Chile, during the reign of Ferdinand VII. The "inverted J" variety is noted for 1808, 1811 and 1813. The opening of an enlarged Casa de Moneda in 1805 allowed the increase in mintages and this type is not rare. The bust of Charles IV was used throughout the series even tho the bust of Ferdinand VII appears on the two reales, eight reales and eight escudos. The Spanish were expelled in 1817. Some colonial types were restruck by the republicans during the early 1820's; but it is unlikely the four reales was included. No republican four reales is known to exist.
Recorded mintage: 34,000.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15695, KM-67; CT-808.
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- [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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