Ecuador 1833-GJ 1/2 real

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22268

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 22268 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $470. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ECUADOR. 1/2 Real (Medio Real), 1833-GJ. Quito Mint. NGC EF-40. Final digit of date doubled. Coin axis. RARE first year of issue. Nice quality for issue, typical crude manufacture." This type was struck 1833 only and normally encountered in Fine or lower. It is among the earliest coins struck in Ecuador. Another variety (KM 12.2) exists for 1833 where the denomination is expressed as "½ R" rather than "M^O R". The KM 12.1 shown here is very scarce; the KM 12.2 is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.3 g, 0.667 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-12.1; Seppa-15; Carr-13.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1833 real
• 1833 2 reales
• 1833 escudo
• 1834-GJ 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1833
• return to coins of Ecuador