Spain 1881-MS M 25 pesetas (81) - Revision history

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[[Image:Spain 1881 25 pesetas Aureo 246-1151g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 246, lot 1151]]

The early coinage of [[Spain]] is familiar: 8 reales = 1 peso; 2 pesos = 1 escudo. During the Napoleonic period, the real was devalued such that one peso = 20 reales de vellon. This was reformed in 1850 and again in 1864. In 1870, with the collapse of the monarchy, the reales, pesos and escudos were dropped in favor of centimos and pesetas conforming to the Latin Monetary Union. This specimen was lot 1151 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 282 € (about $428 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1881*1881. Alfonso XII. MSM. 25 pesetas. Leves golpecitos. Bella. Brillo original. EBC+.'' (Alfonso XII, twenty-five pesetas, Madrid mint, light nicks, nice, original luster, extremely fine plus.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1881-86, is common enough to sell as a bullion coin. After 1889, Spain struck twenty pesetas on the same module as French twenty francs d'or.

''Recorded mintage:'' 4,366,000 (most common date).

''Specification:'' 8.064 g, .900 fine gold, .233 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-344, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-17533]], KM 687, Cal. 14.

''[[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.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Numismática,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Spain 1880-MS M 25 pesetas (80)|1880 25 pesetas]]
* [[Spain 1881-MS M 5 pesetas (81)|1881 5 pesetas]]
* [[Spain 1881-MS M 25 pesetas Fr-342|1881 25 pesetas, younger bust]]
* [[Spain 1882-MS M 25 pesetas (82)|1882 25 pesetas]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1881]]
* return to [[Spain]]

[[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 246]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,366,000 (most common date).
-''Specification:'' 8.064 g, .900 fine gold, .233 troy oz AGW.
+''Specification:'' 8.064 g, 0.900 fine gold, .233 troy oz AGW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-344, [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-17533]], KM 687, Cal. 14.

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 [[Image:Spain 1881 25 pesetas Aureo 246-1151g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 246, lot 1151]]
-The early coinage of [[Spain]] is familiar: 8 reales = 1 peso; 2 pesos = 1 escudo. During the Napoleonic period, the real was devalued such that one peso = 20 reales de vellon. This was reformed in 1850 and again in 1864. In 1870, with the collapse of the monarchy, the reales, pesos and escudos were dropped in favor of centimos and pesetas conforming to the Latin Monetary Union. This specimen was lot 1151 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 282 € (about $428 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1881*1881. Alfonso XII. MSM. 25 pesetas. Leves golpecitos. Bella. Brillo original. EBC+.'' (Alfonso XII, twenty-five pesetas, Madrid mint, light nicks, nice, original luster, extremely fine plus.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1881-86, is common enough to sell as a bullion coin. After 1889, Spain struck twenty pesetas on the same module as French twenty francs d'or.
+The early coinage of [[Spain]] is familiar: 8 reales = 1 peso; 2 pesos = 1 escudo. During the Napoleonic period, the real was devalued such that one peso = 20 reales de vellon. This was reformed in 1850 and again in 1864. In 1870, with the collapse of the monarchy, the reales, pesos and escudos were dropped in favor of centimos and pesetas conforming to the Latin Monetary Union. This specimen was lot 1151 in Aureo y Calicó sale 246 (Barcelona, September 2012), where it sold for 282 € (about US$428 including buyer's fees). The catalog<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1881*1881. Alfonso XII. MSM. 25 pesetas. Leves golpecitos. Bella. Brillo original. EBC+.'' (Alfonso XII, twenty-five pesetas, Madrid mint, light nicks, nice, original luster, extremely fine plus.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1881-86, is common enough to sell as a bullion coin. After 1889, Spain struck twenty pesetas on the same module as French twenty francs d'or.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,366,000 (most common date).