Spain 1812-C CJ 4 reales

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Sedwick sale 12, lot 1672

This specimen was lot 1672 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $165.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "Cadiz, Spain, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812CJ, narrow bust. 13.5 grams. VF+ with very light toning overlying luster, very bold rims, no problems, one-year type." This type was struck in Madrid 1814-30, in Seville 1818-33 and in Cadiz 1812 only. Tho priced fairly cheaply in the SCWC, this type is very difficult to find at U. S. coin shows.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-476.1; CT-704, Cayón-15675.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.

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