Spain 1814-M GJ 1/2 real
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This specimen was lot 365 in Aureo y Calicó sale 448 (Barcelona, March 2025), where it sold for 220 € (about US$287 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1814. Fernando VII. Madrid. GJ. 1/2 real. First year of laureate bust. Very beautiful. Very rare in this condition. EBC+ [choice extremely fine]. Ex Colección of 1/2 real, Áureo 12/17/2002, no. 1687. Ex Aureo & Calico Selection 2017, no. 367." This type was struck at Madrid 1813-14 and Cadiz (a temporary mint) 1812-14.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.812 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 1.50 g.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15115, KM 473.2, AC-368.
- 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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2025.
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