Spain 1813-C SF 8 reales
This specimen was lot 3810 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Fernando VII. 1808-1833. 8 Reales 1830, SF-Cataluna. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleine Kratzer. (kingdom of Spain, Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, eight reales of 1813, Cataluña mint. Rare, Very fine, Small scratches.)"
In 1808, the French army invaded Spain and by 1811 had overwhelmed most Spanish resistance. One holdout was the port of Palma de Mallorca, sustained by aid from the British navy. There the Supreme Junta issued eight reales of this type 1811-14.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW, this specimen 26.76 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15888, KM 466.1, Dav-323.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
- 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.
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