Guatemala 1780-NG P 4 reales
This specimen was part of lot 32704 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), which sold for $1,410. The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles III Trio of 4 Reales 1776 1780 1783, KM35. Nueva Guatemala mint. Average grade is Fine." This type is listed for 1777-85 and was struck after the mint was moved from Antigua Guatemala to Nueva Guatemala as the result of an earthquake. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala portrait four reales are not so rare compared to other denominations. Harris[2] notes that Guatemala bust four reales of Charles III are scarce, with one quarter as many as reported for Mexico City but more than are known for Lima.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-11814, KM 35.2.
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- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- [2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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