Dominican Republic 1844 1/4 real

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43296

This specimen was lot 42709 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 1/4 Real, 1844. PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield. Decent strike and no distracting marks. Dark toned." This one year type was struck in bronze. A second issue was made in brass in 1848 (KM 2). Political turmoil and economic depression reduced the supply of coinage in the Dominican Republic and throughout the Caribbean.

Recorded mintage: 1,400,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• Santo Domingo (1813-20) 1/4 real
• 1848 ¼ real
• 1877 2½ centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1844
• return to coins of the Dominican Republic