Spain 1947(54) peseta
This specimen was lot 2997 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 101 € (about US$131 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "1947*1954. Franco. 1 peseta. En cápsula de la PCGS como MS65, nº 409151.65/45695238. S/C [graded PCGS MS-65; uncirculated]." This type was struck 1948-67 in large numbers and most dates are common in circulated condition. This date is scarce in choice condition. 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: 50,000,000 plus 6,000,000 dated 1953(54).
Specifications: aluminum bronze, 3.5 g, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 775, AC. 54, Cayón-17804.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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