Spain 1843-S RD 10 reales
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This specimen was lot 1715 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ESPAGNE, Isabelle II (1833-1868), AR 10 reales, 1843 RD, Séville. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of Spain, Isabella II, 1833-68, silver ten reales of 1843, Seville mint. Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1840-44 at Madrid and Seville to the vellon system, wherein twenty reales = one peso. Cayón reports a scarce 1843/2 overdate.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 585.2, Cayón-17090, A.C. 543.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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