Cordoba 1844 2 reales

Heritage sale 410, lot 16026

photo courtesy Heritage Auctions

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This is a silver two reales struck for the province of Cordoba, Argentina. It was lot 16026 in Heritage sale 410 (Long Beach, June 2006), where it sold for $149.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Cordoba. 2 Reales 1844, choice AU-UNC, fully lustrous and very well-defined for this crude provincial coinage. Decidedly scarce and desirable quality!" The type was struck 1844-45 with many varieties.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 0.750 fine.

Catalog reference: KM 23.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 410: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2006.

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