Spain 1814-J 4 maravedis

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CNG Lissner collection, lot 904

This specimen was lot 904 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $786.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. CU 4 Maravedis. Jubia mint. Dated 1814 J. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64 BN. Coffee colored patina over choice lustrous surfaces. Highest ever graded for the date and type. Purchased from World-Wide Coins of California, August 1981." The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This four maravedis was worth 1/68 of a dollar; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Jubia 1812-17 and was accompanied by copper one, two and eight maravedis. The Jubia mint was opened in 1812 during the French invasion and struck only copper coins. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen Ø25 mm, 4.94 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14848, KM 472.

Source:

  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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