Spain 1853 4 reales 8 point star - Revision history

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[[Image:Spain H3082-34788o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3082, lot 34788]]
[[Image:Spain H3082-34788r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 34788 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain]]: Isabel II 4 Reales 1853 MS64 Prooflike NGC, Barcelona mint." This type was struck in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville 1852-55. Instead of the traditional mintmarks the issues are distinguished by six, seven or eight pointed stars on the reverse (for Madrid, Seville and Barcelona). In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams and the copper maravedis dropped in favor of 1/20, 1/10 and 1/5 reales. Unfortunately, the government, financially prostrate as usual, was unable to remint the old coins, which continued to circulate as before. The coinage would be reformed a second time in 1866.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date.

''Specification:'' 5.26 g, 0.900 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-17025]], KM 600.1.

''[[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>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Spain 1852 4 reales 6 point star|1852(m) 4 reales]]
* [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/20 real|1853-Seg 1/20 real]]
* [[Spain 1853-Seg 2/10 real|1853-Seg 1/10 real]]
* [[Spain 1853-Ba 8 maravedis|1853-Ba 8 maravedis]]
* [[Spain 1853 real 8 point star|1853(b) real]]
* [[Spain 1853 real 7 point star|1853(s) real]]
* [[Spain 1853 2 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 2 reales]]
* [[Spain 1853 10 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 10 reales]]
* [[Spain 1853 10 reales 6 point star|1853(m) 10 reales]]
* [[Spain 1854 4 reales 8 point star|1854(b) 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1853]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3081]]

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 * [[Spain 1853 real 8 point star|1853(b) real]]
 * [[Spain 1853 real 7 point star|1853(s) real]]
 * [[Spain 1853 2 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 2 reales]]
 * [[Spain 1853 4 reales 7 point star|1853(s) 4 reales]]

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 * [[Spain 1852 4 reales 6 point star|1852(m) 4 reales]]
 * [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/20 real|1853-Seg 1/20 real]]
 * [[Spain 1853-Seg 2/10 real|1853-Seg 1/10 real]]
 * [[Spain 1853-Ba 8 maravedis|1853-Ba 8 maravedis]]

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 * [[Spain 1853 10 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 10 reales]]
 * [[Spain 1853 10 reales 6 point star|1853(m) 10 reales]]
 * [[Spain 1854 4 reales 8 point star|1854(b) 4 reales]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1853]]
 [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3081]]

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 This specimen was lot 34788 in Heritage sale 3082 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain]]: Isabel II 4 Reales 1853 MS64 Prooflike NGC, Barcelona mint." This type was struck in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville 1852-55. Instead of the traditional mintmarks the issues are distinguished by six, seven or eight pointed stars on the reverse (for Madrid, Seville and Barcelona). In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams and the copper maravedis dropped in favor of 1/20, 1/10 and 1/5 reales. Unfortunately, the government, financially prostrate as usual, was unable to remint the old coins, which continued to circulate as before. The coinage would be reformed a second time in 1866.
-''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date.
+''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a better date.
-''Specification:'' 5.26 g, 0.900 fine silver.
+''Specification:'' 5.26 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23.2 mm diameter.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-17025]], KM 600.1.
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 * 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>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Online Auction 3082, featuring the Caranett Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.