Guatemala 1893-RG 4 reales

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1909

This specimen was lot 1909 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $2,142. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GUATEMALA: Republic, AR 4 reales, 1893, assayer RG, large letters, cleaned, PCGS graded About Unc details." This type was struck 1873, 1878-79, 1892-93. It is scarce but this example realized 2½ times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 12.50 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-150.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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