Guatemala 1820-NG M real
The first specimen was lot 263 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 220 € (about US$342 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1820. Guatemala. M. 1 real. Insignificantes rayitas de acuñación. Bella. Brillo original. S/C-. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, one real of 1820, Guatemala mint. slight adjustment marks, very handsome, lustrous, about uncirculated)."
This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-1821 at Guatemala during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1808-33). The type is not rare but nice specimens always bring a premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 grams, 0.896 fine silver, .097 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15336, KM 66, Cal. 1123.
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- 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.
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- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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