View source for Guatemala (1840) c/s 8 reales KM-120.3

[[Image:SB1020-71758o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71758]]
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This specimen was lot 71758 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $312. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Guatemala|GUATEMALA]]. Guatemala - Peru. 8 Reales, ND (1840). NGC VF-25. "Sun over mountains" countermark on obverse. Host coin: Peruvian 1829-LM JM 8 Reales (KM-142). The host is quite well handled, though the countermark remains rather bold. Ex: Richard Stuart Collection." This is a foreign crown counterstamped in [[Guatemala]] in 1840. It is a 'Type III', meaning that the obverse stamp (three volcanos) and reverse stamp (five-pointed sun) were punched into the host separately, thus did not overlap. This particular method was used only in 1840. Foreign crowns were counterstamped from 1839-1841, during a time at which the [[Central American Republic]] was in a state of collapse and [[Guatemala]] was emerging as an independent entity. Neither the silver nor the minting capacity was available to locally produce large denomination silver coins until 1859. The host is a [[Peru]] 1829 8 reales, assayers JM.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown but the most common host.

''Specifications'': host coin 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

''Catalog reference'': KM-120.3. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Raymond, Wayte, ''The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940,'' New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
* Robinson, Charles, ''The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965,'' San Benito, TX: 1965.
* Stickney, Brian, ''A Monetary History of Central America,'' New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Guatemala (1839) 4 reales KM-85.6|(1839) type II c/s on a Bolivia cob 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala (1839) 4 reales KM-91|(1839) type II c/s on a Peru 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala (1839) 4 reales KM-92|(1839) type II c/s on a Bolivia 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1840-G 1/4 real|1840 ¼ real]]
* [[Guatemala 1840-NG MA 2 escudos|1840 2 escudos]]
* [[Guatemala (1840) c/s 8 reales KM-120.2|(1840) c/s early Peru 8 reales]]
* [[Guatemala (1841) c/s 8 reales KM-117|(1841) c/s early Peru 8 reales]]
* [[Guatemala (1841) c/s 8 reales KM-118.1|(1841) c/s late Peru 8 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1840]]

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