Spain 1869-SN M 2 pesetas (69)
The first specimen was lot 980 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $16,940. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Gobierno Provisional (Provisional Government). 1868-1870. Proof AR 2 Pesetas. Madrid mint. Donato Álvarez Santullano, Rafael Narváez, and Ángel Mendoza Ordóñez, assayers. Dated 1869 SN M. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 67. Exceptional gem proof. Incredible colorful patina and luster. Extremely rare as a proof and only the second specimen graded, the other at PF 62 Cameo. An incredible chance to buy this coin. Purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin, May 1978." This type was struck 1869-75 and is common in grades up to very fine.
Recorded mintage: 3,270,000. The SCWC does not mention proofs.
Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen Ø27 mm, 9.97 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Cayón-17427, KM 654.
- 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.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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