Spain 1810-C SF 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 34264
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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 36569
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The first specimen was lot 34264 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Stunning Cataluna Mint 8 Reales in Prooflike Quality, SPAIN. 8 Reales, 1810-C SF. Cataluna Mint. Ferdinand VII. NGC MS-62 Prooflike. Nearly free of tone with strong reflective qualities that bounce light effortlessly over the surfaces and a strike that is beyond what is typical. Truly a RARE coin in many senses, not only is Cataluna a rare mint, but this issue rarely can be found in Mint State, and further it's the only example certified as Prooflike of any date. As such, a real prize for the collector that is compelled to acquire coins in unrivaled quality. From the Avrabanel Collection." The second specimen was lot 36569 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. 8 Reales, 1810-C SF. Cataluna Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details." This scarce type was struck 1809-10. The Catalunya mint was moved several times as French armies advanced and ended up at Palma de Mallorca in the Balearics, protected by the British navy. The Cadiz mint also used the C mintmark but had different assayers' initials (CI).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15814, KM-455.1; Cal-Type 284#1158, Dav-320.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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