Spain 1812-C SF 4 reales

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from Aureo sale 291, lot 1155

This specimen was lot 1155 in Aureo sale 291 (Barcelona, April 2017), where it sold for €250 (about US$321 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1812. Fernando VII. Catalunya (Mallorca). SF. 4 reales. Golpecito. Rara. MBC+. (Spain, Ferdinand VII, four reales of 1812, Majorca mint. Rim bump, rare, very fine or better.)"

This type was struck at Palma de Mallorca 1812-13, where supporters of the Bourbons had taken refuge under the protection of the British navy while Spain was occupied by Napoleon. The bust used here, tho similar to that used at Madrid and Seville after the French left, is unique to this issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown; a scarce date.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13,40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 475, Cal. 712, Cayón-15677.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 291: Collección Egara, vol. II y Collección Verdaguer, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2017.

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