Guatemala 1770-G P 4 reales - Revision history

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[[Image:Guatemala 1770 4 reales Sedwick 12-1455.jpg|600px|thumb|Sedwick sale 12, lot 1455]]

This specimen was lot 1455 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $501.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "[[Guatemala]], pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1770P. Nicely toned VF with bold but slightly crude rims, scarce type." Shown is a 1770 four reales from the [[Guatemala]] mint, of a type issued 1760-71. All pillar coinage from Guatemala is scarce and many issues are rare. Gilboy[2] notes this date as "N" or "normal," indicating that it is fairly available. Assayer "P" is noted for the years 1759-85. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala seems to have issued more four reales than any other denomination. Gilboy marks the half, one and two reales as "rare" and the eight reales as "scarce" to "normal." None are marked as common. Guatemala issues are notably cruder than [[Mexico 1766-Mo MF 4 reales|other mints]].

Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy[1] depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.3 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11735]], G-4-19, KM-26; CT-1053.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2,'' 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.
* Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits,'' San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* [2]Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, ''Treasure Auction #12,'' Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales|1769 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1770-G 1/2 real|1770 ½ real]]
* [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1770-L JM 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1770-G P 8 reales|1770 8 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1771-G P 4 reales|1771 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]
* return to coins of [[Guatemala]]

[[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from Sedwick sale 12]]

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 * [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales|1769 4 reales]]
 * [[Guatemala 1770-G 1/2 real|1770 ½ real]]
 * [[Guatemala 1770-G P 2 reales|1770 2 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1770/69-P VY 4 reales]]

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 This specimen was lot 1455 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $501.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Guatemala]], pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1770P. Nicely toned VF with bold but slightly crude rims, scarce type." Shown is a 1770 four reales from the [[Guatemala]] mint, of a type issued 1760-71. All pillar coinage from Guatemala is scarce and many issues are rare. Gilboy<sup>[2]</sup> notes this date as "N" or "normal," indicating that it is fairly available. Assayer "P" is noted for the years 1759-85. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala seems to have issued more four reales than any other denomination. Gilboy marks the half, one and two reales as "rare" and the eight reales as "scarce" to "normal."  None are marked as common. Guatemala issues are notably cruder than [[Mexico 1766-Mo MF 4 reales|other mints]].
-Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date.
+Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy<sup>[2]</sup> depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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 * [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales|1769 4 reales]]
 * [[Guatemala 1770-G 1/2 real|1770 ½ real]]
 * [[Bolivia 1770/69-P VY 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1770-PTS JR 4 reales]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, ''Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2,'' 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.
+* 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.
 * Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits,'' San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
 * <sup>[2]</sup>Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.3 g.
+''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.3 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11735]], G-4-19, KM-26; CT-1053.