El Salvador 1828 4 reales

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Ponterio sale 151, lot 9105
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

The specimen shown is from a series of debased four reales struck in 1828 while El Salvador was part of the Central American Republic. All provisional four reales of this type are very rare. It was lot 9105 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $3,565. The catalog description[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. Provisional Coinage. 4 Reales, (1828-F). R-Retrograde 4. Obverse: (POR LA) LIBERTAD . SALU (10Ds 20Gs) Reverse: MONEDA . PRO(VISIONAL 1828 F) EXTREMELY RARE type that was not present in the Norweb, Whittier or Foerster. Uneven strike, lightly grainy surface. Crude as usual. FINE."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.4 g, .903 silver, .272 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 8.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Jovel, Roberto, and Brad Yonaka, The Provisional Coins of El Salvador in the Central American Federation: Identification of Types and Varieties, Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2020.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 151: The 2009 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

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