Philippines 1834-MA F quarto

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43186

This specimen was lot 43816 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PHILIPPINES. Quarto, 1834-MA F. Ferdinand VII (1808-33). PCGS AU-50 Gold Shield. Large lion with tail curving over back. VERY RARE in this state of preservation. Our first offering of this one year type struck for Ferdinand VII. An astounding example, well struck with smooth brown fields. Likely undergraded, as we consider the flat areas on the lions and castles to be striking weakness rather than wear. A splendid example and probably one of the finest extent being light years ahead of what is normally encountered. From the Ray Czahor Collection." The Manila mint, little better than a smithy prior to the 1860's, struck a series of copper issues in the 1820's and 1830's. They are not particularly rare but very difficult to find in collectible condition being crudely made and harshly used.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14827, KM-10; Basso-41b; Cal-Type 438 #1597.

Source:

Basso, Aldo P., Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, Menlo Park, CA: 1968.
Ganzon de Legarda, Angelita, Piloncitos to Pesos, A Brief History of Coinage in the Philippines, Manila: Bancom Development Corporation, 1976.
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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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