La Rioja 1859-B 2 reales
The first specimen was lot 32326 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $705. The catalog description[1] noted, "La Rioja. Republic 2 Reales 1859-B AU58 NGC, La Rioja mint. Choice for the grade and essentially Mint State with slight cabinet friction evidence on the raised devices and strong mint luster. In all probability the finest example extant of this scarce two-year type and by far the finest seen by the cataloguer, thus a most desirable coin with a great pedigree. Ex. Whittier Collection." The second specimen was lot 33366 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $990. The catalog description[2] noted, "Argentina: La Rioja. Provincial 2 Reales 1859-B AU58 NGC, La Rioja mint. A scarce two-year type and the sole finest of certified examples, choice for the grade and essentially Mint State with slight cabinet friction evidence on the raised devices and strong mint luster. A must-have for the specialist of the series. Ex. R.L. Lissner Collection (CNG-St. James's Auction 29, August 2014, Lot 1150); Whittier Collection (Heritage Auction #410, June 2006, Lot 16027)." This is the scarcer of two dates (1859-60). It and KM 25 (half real) are the last issues from this province.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 26 (filed under La Rioja.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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