Caracas 1817-BS 2 reales - Revision history

LatinKing2020: added second specimen

2025-05-06T20:50:09Z

added second specimen

LatinKing2020: added link

2022-04-07T00:05:07Z

added link

LatinKing2020: added Cayón number and links

2022-03-20T02:28:05Z

added Cayón number and links

Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Caracas_1817-BS_2_reales

2021-01-19T04:32:04Z

This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Caracas_1817-BS_2_reales

New page

[[Image:VEN_1817-BS_2R_ponterio-lot10653-2Apr2011-USD6195-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 10653]]
[[Image:VEN_1817-BS_2R_ponterio-lot10653-2Apr2011-USD6195-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Stack's Bowers Auctions]]
This specimen is a silver two reales issued by the royalists in Caracas, [[Venezuela]], during the wars of independence. "F7" stands for Ferdinand VII, king of Spain, and the design is inspired by the Bolivian cobs which circulated freely in the region. The fineness is not known but is likely to be lower than the standard .896 silver used at the major mints (Lima, Potosi, etc.). The SCWC records another variety (KM C6.2) with the lions and castles reversed and warns of numerous counterfeits.

The specimen shown was lot 10653 in the Apr 2, 2011 March 2011 Baltimore Auction where it sold for $6,195. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"VENEZUELA. Caracus. 2 Reales, 1817-BS. Ex: Ponterio & Associates Auction #117, january 2002, Lot #21 where it hammered for $1,700. Choice for issue. Faint staple scratch in the reverse, lovely blue and purple toning. Lustrous CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' 76,000.

''Specification:'' 4.3-5.3 g, debased silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM C6.1, ST-11-C6c.

''[[Bibliography|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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

''Link to:''
* [[Caracas 1821 1/4 real|1821 1/4 real]]
* [[Caracas 1819-BS 4 reales|1819 4 reales]]
* [[Venezuela 1876-A venezolano|1876-A venezolano]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1817]]
* return to coins of [[Venezuela]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 159]]

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 ''Link to:''
 * [[Caracas 1818-BS real|1818 real]]
 * [[Caracas 1818-BS 2 reales|1818 2 reales]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:VEN_1817-BS_2R_ponterio-lot10653-2Apr2011-USD6195-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 10653]]
 [[Image:VEN_1817-BS_2R_ponterio-lot10653-2Apr2011-USD6195-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Stack's Bowers Auctions]]
-This specimen is a silver two reales issued by the royalists in Caracas, [[Venezuela]], during the wars of independence. "F7" stands for Ferdinand VII, king of Spain, and the design is inspired by the Bolivian cobs which circulated freely in the region. The fineness is not known but is likely to be lower than the standard .896 silver used at the major mints (Lima, Potosi, etc.). The SCWC records another variety (KM C6.2) with the lions and castles reversed and warns of numerous counterfeits.
+[[Image:SAlb52-1300.jpg|550px|thumb|Steve Album sale 51, lot 1300]]
-The specimen shown was lot 10653 in the Apr 2, 2011 March 2011 Baltimore Auction where it sold for $6,195. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"VENEZUELA. Caracus. 2 Reales, 1817-BS. Ex: Ponterio & Associates Auction #117, january 2002, Lot #21 where it hammered for $1,700. Choice for issue. Faint staple scratch in the reverse, lovely blue and purple toning. Lustrous   CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."</blockquote>
+This specimen is a silver two reales issued by the royalists in Caracas, [[Venezuela]], during the wars of independence. "F7" stands for Ferdinand VII, king of Spain, and the design is inspired by the Bolivian cobs which circulated freely in the region. The fineness is not known but is likely to be lower than the standard .896 silver used at the major mints (Lima, Potosi, etc.). The SCWC records another variety (KM C6.2) with the lions and castles reversed and warns of numerous counterfeits. The first specimen shown was lot 10653 in the Apr 2, 2011 March 2011 Baltimore Auction where it sold for $6,195. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"VENEZUELA. Caracus. 2 Reales, 1817-BS. Ex: Ponterio & Associates Auction #117, january 2002, Lot #21 where it hammered for $1,700. Choice for issue. Faint staple scratch in the reverse, lovely blue and purple toning. Lustrous   CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1300 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $5,100. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "VENEZUELA: Fernando VII, 1808-1821, AR 2 reales, Caracas, 1817, initials BS, variety with palms instead of pillars, o over 7, once lightly cleaned, attractively toned, NGC graded XF details. The consignor relates that this variety has never been auctioned or documented before. It would seem to be of the utmost rarity!"
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 76,000.
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 * Stohr, Tomas, ''El Circulante en la Capitania General de Venezuela,'' Caracas, Banco Central de Venezuela, 1998.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.
 ''Link to:''
@@ Line 27: / Line 28: @@
 * return to coins of [[Venezuela]]
-[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 159]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]
+[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 159]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 51]]

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ''Specification:'' 4.3-5.3 g, debased silver.
-''Catalog reference:'' KM C6.1, ST-11-C6c.
+''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-15523]], KM C6.1, ST-11-C6c.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 * 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.
 ''Link to:''
 * [[Caracas 1821 1/4 real|1821 1/4 real]]
 * [[Caracas 1819-BS 4 reales|1819 4 reales]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1817]]
 * return to coins of [[Venezuela]]
-[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 159]]
+[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 159]][[Category:Cob coinage of Latin America and Spain]]