Cuba (1841) 2 reales KM-9
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This specimen was lot 787 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $72. The catalog description[1] noted, "Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe), 2 reales, star-in-lattice countermark (1841) on bust of Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812IJ, NGC Fine details / rev scratched, c/s XF standard. Deep countermark on small-flan host, deeply toned (somewhat patchy) with a few old marks." This countermark is fairly common in low grade. The countermark was also used to validate 4 reales on various hosts.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: host coin 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-9.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- 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 and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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