Spain 1849-Seg 4 maravedis

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CNG Lissner collection, lot 925

This specimen was lot 925 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $242. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Isabel II. 1833-1868. CU 4 Maravedis. Segovia mint; im: aqueduct. Dated 1849. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 RB. Gem almost full red with hints of toning on the high points. One small patina spot in the reverse. A superb lustrous specimen. The only example graded for the date. Only one graded higher for the type." The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This four maravedis was worth 2/17 of a real; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck 1837-50 from Segovia, Jubia and Barcelona, with Segovia being the most common. An 1849/49 double date exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: copper, 6.05 g, 22.0-24.5 mm diameter, this specimen Ø22 mm, 5.10 g, 12h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16652, KM 530.3.

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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