El Salvador 1834 2 reales

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from Sedwick Treasure Auction 21, lot 1381

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. This specimen was lot 1381 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $528.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "San Salvador, El Salvador, 2 reales, 1834, retrograde S (in PROVISIONAL), encapsulated NGC XF details/tooled, ex-Richard Stuart (stated inside slab). More like lustrous AU with deep toning but with light smoothing of porous fields, off-center mountain side. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection." Other provisional two reales for 1834 include KM 11.6, 11.7, 11.14.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.4 g, .633 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-11.13.

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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #21, featuring Selections from the Richard Stuart Collection, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2017.

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