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[[Image:Barcelona 1837 3 cuartos Aureo 242-0358g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 242, lot 358]] | [[Image:Barcelona 1837 3 cuartos Aureo 242-0358g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 242, lot 358]] | ||
| − | The specimen shown was lot 358 in Aureo y Calico sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 90 € (about US$140 including buyer's fees). | + | The specimen shown was lot 358 in Aureo y Calico sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 90 € (about US$140 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Isabel II (1833-1868). 1837. Barcelona. 3 cuartos. Bella. Escasa así. EBC-/EBC.'' (Isabel II, 1833-68, three cuartos of 1837, Barcelona mint, nice, scarce, nearly extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. It is a one year type and accompanied by a copper six quartos. In the local currency, three quartos = 1/40 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalonian issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used. |
| − | The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Isabel II (1833-1868). 1837. Barcelona. 3 cuartos. Bella. Escasa así. EBC-/EBC.'' (Isabel II, 1833-68, three cuartos of 1837, Barcelona mint, nice, scarce, nearly extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. | ||
| − | It is a one year type and accompanied by a copper six quartos. | ||
| − | In the local currency, three quartos = 1/40 peso. | ||
| − | This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. | ||
| − | The last local Catalonian issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used. | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper. | + | ''Specification:'' copper, 6.6 g, 26.0-26.2 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16661]], KM 126, Cal. 704. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16661]], KM 126, Cal. 704. | ||
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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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
| + | * O'Connor, Patrick, ''The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign'', San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup> Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012. | * <sup>[1]</sup> Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes,'' Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012. | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 30 October 2021
The specimen shown was lot 358 in Aureo y Calico sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 90 € (about US$140 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Isabel II (1833-1868). 1837. Barcelona. 3 cuartos. Bella. Escasa así. EBC-/EBC. (Isabel II, 1833-68, three cuartos of 1837, Barcelona mint, nice, scarce, nearly extremely fine.)"
This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in Catalonia. It is a one year type and accompanied by a copper six quartos. In the local currency, three quartos = 1/40 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalonian issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular Spanish coinage was used.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, 6.6 g, 26.0-26.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16661, KM 126, Cal. 704.
- 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.
- O'Connor, Patrick, The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain: A Detailed Study of the Coins, Patterns and Medals of Her Reign, San Antonio, TX: Aurora Rarities, LLC, 2017.
- [1] Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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