Guatemala 1792-NG M 4 reales

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from Sedwick Treasure Auction 21, lot 1465

This specimen was lot 1465 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 21 (Winter Park, FL, May 2017), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Guatemala, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1792M, ex-Richard Stuart. Beautifully rainbow-toned AXF with underlying luster. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection." This type is listed for 1790-1808 and is the most common colonial four reales from Guatemala. Unlike contemporary Mexican issues, Guatemala four reales are more available than the eight reales.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.896 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.36 grams.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13713, CT-783; KM-52.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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]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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