Spain 1853-Seg 2/10 real

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Aureo sale 232, lot 2401
Aureo sale 233, lot 100
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen shown was lot 2401 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 85 euros (about US$140 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1853. Segovia. Doble décima de real. Escasa. BC+. (Double tenth of a real, Segovia mint, scarce, Fine plus.)"

The second specimen shown was lot 100 in Aureo y Calicó sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 700 euros (about US$1,166 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[2] noted,

"1853. Segovia. Doble décima de real. Muy bella. Brillo original. Rara así. S/C-. (Double tenth of a real of 1853, Segovia mint, rare, original luster, About Uncirculated.)"

This Spanish two-tenths of a real was struck in Segovia 1853 only during the middle years of Isabel II (1833-68).

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: bronze, 7.1-7.9 g, 22-24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16671, KM 601, Cal. 579.

Sources:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • [2]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, COLECCIÓN ANASTASIA DE QUIROGA, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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