Spain 1848-M DG 4 reales
This specimen was lot 427 in Áureo y Calicó sale 347 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1848. Isabel II. Madrid. DG (Departamento de Grabado). 4 reales. Mínimas rayitas. Muy bella. Brillo original. Rarísima. Única conocida. S/C. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, four reales of 1848, Madrid mint, DG = department of engraving. Tiny scratches, very handsome, original luster, extremely rare, the only one known. Uncirculated.)"
Cayón mentions two patterns for this date: this one and another with the word "CORONA" added to the reverse (Cayón-17020). The price given in Cayón suggests that more than one exists. A similar pattern was struck for the twenty reales (Cayón-17181). The regular issue, with assayer's initials CL, is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare, perhaps unique.
Specification: 5.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 5,34 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Cayón-17019, AC. 455.
- 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 347: Seleccion de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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