El Salvador (1839) 2 reales KM-36
This specimen was lot 1386 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description[1] noted, "El Salvador, 2 reales, volcano countermark (Type III, 1839) on a Lima, Peru, 2 reales, 1828JM, rare, ex-Richard Stuart. Full countermark with clear date below mountain, host coin bold VF with nice toning, crude rims, test-scrape to left of Liberty. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection." The SCWC notes that this countermark was applied in 1840 to separate good silver coins from debased (Bolivian issues were a particular nuisance). This one is scarce, the rest (half, one and eight reales) are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: host coin 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, this specimen 6.58 grams.
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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017.
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