Chile 1817-So FJ 8 reales

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Heritage sale 3135, lot 32051
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This specimen was lot 32051 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $6,100. The catalog description[1] noted, "Chile: Ferdinand VII 8 Reales 1817 So-FJ XF40 NGC, Santiago mint. The Royalist government gave way in 1817, so they did not have the time to mint this date in high numbers, which explains why this is a true rara avis of Chilean numismatics. In fact, one reliable estimate places the number of known surviving pieces at under 10, six of which have been certified by NGC and only a small handful of any making sporadic auction appearances in recent decades. We sold the NGC XF Details (Surface Hairlines) Tarapaca Collection example in 2011 which realized impressive sums, so this quite lovely and original specimen should bring a considerable amount more. Ex. Leo Mooy Collection; Ray Johnson Collection. From the Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins." The standard bust of Ferdinand was first introduced at the Santiago mint for 1812. The assayer FJ appears for 1803-17. The final year, 1817, is very rare.

Recorded mintage: 132,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, 40-41 mm diameter, decorated edge.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15985, KM 80, Elizondo-76 (Very Rare), Cal-1410.

Source:

  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2026 September 1 - 5 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3135, featuring The Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II, and The Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2026.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.

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