El Salvador 1833 real

Ponterio sale 151, lot 9119

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

an average specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 reales of this type are very rare. It was lot 9119 in Ponterio sale 151 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. Provisional Coinage. Real, 1833. Obverse: ESTADO DE SALVADOR Reverse: MONEDA PROVISIONAL . IND * . 1833 RARE date. Overall well struck with flatness at the base of the pillar.. Toned VERY FINE." The second specimen is a much more typical example of the type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.7 g, .633 silver.

Catalog reference: KM-17.

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.

Link to:

• 1832 2 reales
• 1833 ½ real
• 1833 2 reales
• 1833-L 2 reales
• 1835 ½ real
• 1835 real
• Coins and currency dated 1833
• return to coins of El Salvador