Spain 1849-M CL 4 reales

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CNG Lissner collection, lot 933

This specimen was lot 933 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $665.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Isabel II. 1833-1868. AR 4 Reales (). De Vellon coinage. Madrid mint. José Luis de Castroviejo and Eugenio de Lara, assayers. Dated 1849 M CL. (De Vellon coinage, weight of 5.4 g). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Very iridescently toned prooflike obverse with satiny gem violet patinated reverse. Highest ever graded for date and type. A superb looking coin. Purchased from Paul Davis, April 1970." This type was struck in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville 1837-49. The Spanish "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, set twenty reales = 1 peso instead of the traditional eight. The coins minted using that standard were not marked in any way different from the concurrent eight reales standard, a source of confusion for collectors today, It must have been a major irritant for the inhabitants of the time. In 1850 the currency was decimalized and the twenty reales reduced to 26.91 grams.

Recorded mintage: 2,958,331.

Specification: 5.97 g, 0.812 fine silver, 23-24 mm diameter, this specimen Ø23 mm, 5.35 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17021, KM 519.2.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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