Spain 1841-M CL 10 reales
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This specimen was lot 429 in Aureo y Calicó sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 1600 euros (about US$2,664 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1841. Madrid. CL. 10 reales. Preciosa pátina. Muy rara así. EBC+. (Ten reales of 1841, Madrid mint, beautiful patina, very rare thus, choice Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck for Spain in Madrid 1840-45 and Seville 1841-43. This specimen is a common date for the type but the type is scarce overall.
Recorded mintage: 70,227.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW (same size as the old four reales).
Catalog reference: Cayón-17084, KM 585.1, Cal. 217.
- 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.
- O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, COLECCIÓN ANASTASIA DE QUIROGA, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
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