Spain 1821-M SR 10 reales
This specimen was lot 34218 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SPAIN. 10 Reales de Vellon, 1821-M SR. Madrid Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS MS-62. The only Mint State example of the date on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. This nicely preserved and attractive example boasts a strong strike with smooth surfaces and much luster. Light attractive mottled patina adds to its pleasing appearance and originality and is sure to make a nice addition to the next collection it enters. From the Pat Johnson Collection."
This scarce type was struck 1821 only at Madrid, Seville, Barcelona and Santander. No subsequent ten reales would be struck until 1840 (KM 585).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15754, KM-560.2; Cal-1088.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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