Spain 1812-S LA 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This Spanish four reales was struck at the Seville mint in 1810 and 1812. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-14680, KM 540.2.

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.

Link to:

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• Spain 1812-M IJ 8 reales
• 1812-M 20 reales
• 1812-S 20 reales
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• 1812-M 2 escudos
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