El Salvador 1833 1/2 real

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Ponterio sale 173, lot 1234
Courtesy of Stack's Bowers Auctions

The specimen shown is from a series of debased reales struck in 1833-35 while El Salvador was part of the Central American Republic. All provisional medio reales of this type are very rare. This specimen was lot 1234 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. Provisional Coinage. 1/2 Real, 1833. 'P(OR) (LA) LIVERTAD DEL SAL'; Reverse: 'MONEDA PROVIS(IONAL) 1833'. VERY RARE. Unevenly struck, toned. FINE."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.5 g, .633 fine silver, .030 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

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, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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