Curacao (1818) 3 reaal
This specimen was lot 44293 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "CURACAO. 3 Reaal, ND (1818). NGC VF-30. A '3' in a circle counterstamped on a one-fifth cut of a Spanish Colonial portrait 8 Reales from Mexico City (1801-3, as evidenced by the presence of the final assayer initial "T"). A clear and bold stamp (graded EF Standard) on a well preserved and pleasantly toned host." Curaçao, like many islands in the Caribbean, suffered from a chronic shortage of coin as absentee planters pulled profits out of the islands. On several occasions, foreign coins were cut into segments to serve as small change.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.3-5.3 g, silver, this specimen 5.05 g.
Catalog reference: KM-28; Prid-27.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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- Passon, Tom, Catalogus van de Munten van de Nederlandse Gebieden Overzee, vanaf 1601 tot heden, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2022.
- Scholten, C., The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories, 1601-1948, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman, 1953.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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