El Salvador 1832-RL 2 reales

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20400

This specimen was lot 20400 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. 2 Reales, 1832-RL. San Salvador Mint. NGC AU-55. Provisional issue. "POR LA LIBERTAD DEL SALVADOR". Far superior to what is normally encountered for this normally crude, well worn issue. Nice strike with light attractive tone and strong underlying luster." Numerous varieties (KM 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.16) exist of this crude type, whose debased alloy made it immediately unpopular.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.7 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-11.3.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1832