Spain 1842-J maravedi
This specimen was lot 691 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1842. Isabel II. Jubia. 1 maravedí. Parte de brillo original. Bellísima. Ex Colección Anastasia de Quiroga 28/04/2011, nº 1. Escasa así. S/C-. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, one maravedi of 1842, Jubia mint. Exquisite, some origina luster, scarce thus, about uncirculated.)"
The one maravedi was an unpopular denomination and was struck only sporadically. This denomination was struck for Isabel II during 1842-43 from Jubia (shown here), Segovia and Madrid. Only the 1842-J and 1842-Seg are available.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: copper, 1.01-1.88 g, 14.3-14.6 mm diameter, this specimen 1,25 g.
Catalog reference: KM 525.1, Cayón-16522, Cal-565.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, Subasta Publica 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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