Guatemala 1807-NG M 1/2 real

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Aureo sale 243, lot 662

This specimen was lot 662 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 370 € (about US$559 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"Carlos IV (1788-1808). 1807. Guatemala. M. 1/2 real. Brillo original. Muy bella. Muy rara así. S/C. (half real of 1807, Guatemala mint. Original luster, very handsome, rare thus, about uncirculated.)"

It is one of a series minted 1792-1808 for Charles IV. Despite the steady output, the type is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.896 fine silver, .048 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13341, KM 50, Cal-1241.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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