Ecuador 1850-GJ 1/4 real
This specimen was lot 20373 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "ECUADOR. 1/4 Real, 1850-GJ. Quito Mint. NGC AU-50. Medal rotation. KEY DATE. One of the finest surviving examples of the date, with the current NGC census indicating no mint state examples have been submitted. Alluring argent color surfaces with residual luster and generous amounts of remaining detail for the assigned grade." This specimen is one of a series of quarter reales struck 1849-56 and 1862. No more quarter reales were struck after 1862. The type is scarce, but not rare. All pre-decimal Ecuadorian coinage is hard to find and hotly pursued. It is lightweight and debased, similar to the infamous Bolivian half soles of 1830.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.72-0.83 g, 0.666 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-36.
- 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.
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