Spain 1843-M DG 1/2 real

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Áureo y Calicó sale 347, lot 420

This specimen was lot 420 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,320 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1843. Isabel II. Madrid. DG (Departamento de grabado). 1/2 real. Prueba no adoptada. Bellísima. Brillo original. Preciosa pátina. Única conocida. S/C. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, half real of 1843, unadopted pattern, Madrid mint. Exquisite, original luster, only one known, uncirculated.)"

Altho the obverse of this pattern closely resembles the regular bust, the reverse features the pillars of Hercules, a heraldic device not used on the circulating type. The half real was an obsolete denomination in the de vellon system. This auction also featured the matching one and two reales patterns.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare, perhaps unique.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1,66 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Cayón-unlisted, AC. 274.

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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Publica 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.

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