Spain 1842-S RD 10 reales
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This specimen was lot 1528 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €370 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1842. Isabel II. Sevilla. RD. 10 reales. Rara. MBC-. (kingdom of Spain, Isabella II, ten reales of 1842, Seville mint. Rare, about very fine.)"
This type was struck in Seville 1841-43 and Madrid 1840-45. This specimen is a common date tho the type is scarce. It is the first ten reales struck since 1821 (KM 560).
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW (same size as the old four reales), this specimen 13,65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 585.2, AC. 543, Cayón-17087.
- 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.
- 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 Numismática 391, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2022.
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