Spain 1876 50 centimos
This specimen was lot 988 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $544.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Carlos VII. Pretendiente, 1872-1909. AR 50 Centimos. Brussels mint; im: lis and flower. Dated 1876 OT. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Gem toned uncirculated and very lovely original patina. Very rare and almost never offered for sale. Purchased from Superior Stamp and Coin." This is classed as a "pretender issue" as Don Carlos, nephew of Fernando VII, never controlled enough of Spain to be recognized as king. This is a pattern. It is accompanied by a five centimos (KM 669) and ten centimos (KM 670) which did circulate, if briefly.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, this specimen Ø17 mm, 2.50 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Cayón-17462, KM –; ME 17462.
- 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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