Spain 1878-EM M 10 pesetas (78)

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Aureo sale 261, lot 715

This specimen was lot 715 in Aureo sale 261 (Barcelona, July 2014), where it sold for €280 (about US$449 with buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1878*1878. Alfonso XII. EMM. 10 pesetas. Leves rayitas. Escasa y más así. EBC-. (Alfonso XII, 1874-85, ten pesetas of 1878. Light scratches, scarce, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in 1878-79 only with the 1878 being the collectible date. A few restrikes were made 1961-62. The twenty-five pesetas of 1876-80 are far more often seen. After 1889, Spain struck twenty pesetas on the same module as French twenty francs d'or.

Recorded mintage: 91,000.

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17520, Cal. 23, KM-677.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Pública 261, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2014.

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