Spain 1813-M IG 8 reales
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This specimen was lot 227 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 1,200 euro (about US$1903 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1813. Madrid. IG. 8 reales. Busto desnudo. Parte de brillo original. Bella. Rara y más así. EBC. (Spain, Eight reales of 1813, Madrid mint, bare bust. Some luster, handsome, rare thus, extremely fine.)"
In 1812-13, the Duke of Wellington, in command of British and Spanish units, briefly captured Madrid. During that period, this scarce type was issued.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15900, Cal. 500, KM 477, Dav-324.
- 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, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
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