El Salvador 1833 2 reales
This specimen was lot 44387 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $9,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. Central American Republic. 2 Reales, 1833. San Salvador Mint. PCGS AU-50. VERY RARE this alluring and problem-free, the present minor stands as the only such representative of the type in the PCGS census, and offers a tremendous opportunity for the specialists of the series. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This specimen is from a series of debased two reales struck in 1828-34 while El Salvador was part of the Central American Republic. All provisional two reales of this type are very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.4 g, .633 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-11.6.
- 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.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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