View source for Tarragona 1809 5 pesetas

[[Image:Tarragona 1809 8 reales Aureo 238-0545g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 238, lot 545]]
[[Image:SB821-46093o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46093]]
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The first specimen was lot 545 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 210 euro (about US$333 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1809. Tarragona. 5 pesetas. Atractiva. MBC+.'' (Five pesetas of 1809, Tarragona. Attractive choice very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 46093 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $528. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "SPAIN. Terragona. 5 Pesetas, 1809. Tarragona (Cataluna) Mint. Ferdinand VII. NGC EF-45. Large "0" in date, curved base. A well-centered coin with even dark gray toning throughout and fields mostly free of noticeable marks. Some light lamination is noted on the reverse." Tarragona, along with [[Gerona 1808 duro|Gerona]] and Lerida, briefly resisted the French invader in 1809. During the siege, silver five pesetas were issued using available silver. Numerous varieties exist.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-15812]], Benages 7, KM 5, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-316]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Colleción Leunda,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Barcelona 1809 quarto]]
* [[Barcelona 1809 2 quartos]]
* [[Barcelona 1809 4 quartos]]
* [[Barcelona 1809 peseta]]
* [[Spain 1809-M AI 4 reales|1809-M 4 reales de vellon]]
* [[Spain 1809-C SF 4 reales|1809-C SF 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1809-PTS PJ 8 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1809-NG M 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1809-Mo TH 8 reales]]
* [[Peru 1809-L JP 8 reales]]
* [[Spain 1809-C SF 8 reales|1809-C SF 8 reales]]
* [[Spain 1809-S CN 8 reales Dav-319|1809-S CN 8 reales, imaginary bust]]
* [[Spain 1809-S CN 8 reales Dav-323|1809-S CN 8 reales, laureate bust]]
* [[Spain 1809-M IG 8 reales|1809-M IG 8 reales]]
* [[Spain 1809-M AI 20 reales|1809-M 20 reales de vellon]]
* [[Barcelona 1809 5 pesetas]]
* [[Spain 1809 5 pesetas|1809 5 pesetas, Lerida mint]]
* [[Spain 1809-S CN 2 escudos|1809-S 2 escudos]]
* [[Spain 1809-M AI 80 reales|1809-M 80 reales de vellon]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1809]]
* return to [[Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)]]

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