Cordoba 1833 1/4 real

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Sedwick sale 34, lot 941
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This specimen was lot 941 in Sedwick sale 34 (Winter Park, FL, November 2023), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "Cordoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, 1833, NGC Fine 15, rare. Evenly struck full details and contrasting toning, making for a much better coin than the grade indicates, desirable first date of issue." This type was also struck in 1838; neither date is common. The coinage for Cordoba runs 1833-54.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.7-0.8 g, silver, probably debased.

Catalog reference: Janson-2.1.2; KM-1.1.

Source:

  • Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
  • Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
  • 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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