Spain 1870-SN M 50 centimos (70)
The first specimen was lot 977 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $1,875.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Gobierno Provisional (Provisional Government). 1868-1870. AR 50 Centimos. Madrid mint. Donato Álvarez Santullano, Rafael Narváez, and Ángel Mendoza Ordóñez, assayers. Dated 1870 SN M. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Very lightly toned choice BU. Another rare type in very choice grade. Highest graded by eight grades. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1975." This type of 1869-70 is scarce in all grades.
Recorded mintage: 540,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, the first specimen Ø18 mm, 2.59 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Cayón-17421, KM 651.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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