La Rioja 1852-B 4 reales

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from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20211
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 20211 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $493.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARGENTINA. La Rioja. 4 Reales, 1852-B. NGC MS-62. A high grade example for the type with smooth nearly prooflike fields and with just enough tone clinging to the outline of the devices to accentuate the design. A very impressive piece in hand." This one year type, the last issued by the province, is significantly scarcer than the prior issue of 1849-50 (KM 20). The last provincial issues were some half reales of 1854 and 1860 (KM 25).

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-21; CJ-62. (filed under La Rioja).

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.

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