Spain 1858 4 reales 7 point star
This specimen was lot 706 in Áureo y Calicó sale 345 (Barcelona, March 2020), where it sold for €256 (about US$338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1858. Isabel II. Sevilla. 4 reales. Bella. Brillo original. Ex Áureo & Calicó 24/01/2019, nº 589. Rara así. EBC+. (kingdom of Spain, Isabel II, four reales of 1858, Seville mint. Handsome, original luster, rare thus, choice extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville 1856-64. Instead of the traditional "M" and "S" mintmarks the issues are distinguished by three, four, six, seven or eight pointed stars on the reverse (for Segovia, Jubia, Madrid (shown here), Seville and Barcelona). In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams and the copper maravedis dropped in favor of 1/20, 1/10 and 1/5 reales.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 5.19 g, 0.900 fine silver, .150 troy oz AS, 23.4-23.6 mm diameter, this specimen 5,19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 608.3, Cayón-17041, Cal-328.
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- 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 345: Colección Manuela Etcheverría, Barcelona: Áureo y Calicó, 2020.
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