Spain 1811-M AI 4 reales

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photo courtesy Soler y Llach
Aureo sale 232, lot 251
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This Spanish four reales was struck at the Madrid mint in 1811. The first specimen was lot 556 in a recent Soler y Llach sale (Barcelona, January 2010). The type was struck 1809-13 at Madrid and Seville for king Joseph as French troops occupied most of Spain. The catalog price is low for specimens in circulated condition. Unlike the traditional four reales, which was half a peso, this coin was worth only a fifth of a peso. The second specimen shown was lot 251 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 140 euros (about US$231 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Dominación Francesa. 1811. Madrid. AI. 4 reales. Bellísima pátina. Rara así. EBC+. (French occupation, four reales of 1811, Madrid mint, beautiful luster, rare thus, choice extremely fine.)

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.41 g, 0.903 fine silver, .157 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14672, KM 540.1, Cal-55.

Sources:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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