Spain 1892-PG M 20 pesetas (92)

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Sincona sale 11, lot 3288

This specimen was lot 3288 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$186 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SPANIEN Königreich Alfonso XIII. 1886-1931. 20 Pesetas 1892, Madrid. Mmz. PGM. Kl. Kr. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Spain, Alfonso XIII, 1886-1931, twenty pesetas of 1892, Madrid mint. Minor rim ricks, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This one year type was minted in large numbers but are today very scarce. It is likely that most were melted.

Recorded mintage: 2,430,000.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.42 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17653, C.T. 5. Fr-346, KM 701.

Sources:

  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 11, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2013.

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