Spain 1947(51) peseta

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50623

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50623 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $207. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. Peseta, 1947 (51). PCGS MS-64." This type was struck 1948-67 in large numbers and most dates are common in circulated condition. This date is scarce. Altho the date below the bust is 1947, the actual date is in the stars on the reverse; Spain was the only country to do this.

Recorded mintage: 9,185,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, aluminum bronze, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17801, KM-775.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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