Spain 1821-Bo UG 10 reales

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CNG Lissner collection, lot 917

This specimen was lot 917 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $4,235. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. AR 10 Reales. De Vellon coinage. Bilbao mint. Ildefonso de Urquiza, assayer. Dated 1821 Bo UG. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem lustrous coin with fantastic mottled charcoal patina. Struck on a very broad flan. Finest specimen we have seen, the highest graded for the date and type." This scarce type was struck 1821 only at Madrid, Seville, Barcelona (shown here) and Santander. No subsequent ten reales would be struck until 1840 (KM 585).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, this specimen Ø35 mm, 13.82 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15751, KM 560.1.

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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