Difference between revisions of "Spain 1850-Seg 1/10 real"
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[[Image:Spain 1850Seg decima Aureo 233-0096g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 233, lot 96]] | [[Image:Spain 1850Seg decima Aureo 233-0096g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 233, lot 96]] | ||
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| − | The specimen shown was lot 96 in Aureo y Calico sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 140 euros (about US$233 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1850. Segovia. 1 décima de real. Precioso color. S/C-.'' (One tenth real of 1850, Segovia mint. Beautiful color, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> | + | The first specimen shown was lot 96 in Aureo y Calico sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 140 euros (about US$233 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1850. Segovia. 1 décima de real. Precioso color. S/C-.'' (One tenth real of 1850, Segovia mint. Beautiful color, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in Segovia 1850-53. In 1850, the twenty reales was reduced to 26.91 grams and the copper maravedis dropped in favor of [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/20 real|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 common. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1850]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1850]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 233]] | + | [[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 233]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Revision as of 16:24, 10 January 2022
The first specimen shown was lot 96 in Aureo y Calico sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 140 euros (about US$233 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1850. Segovia. 1 décima de real. Precioso color. S/C-. (One tenth real of 1850, Segovia mint. Beautiful color, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck in Segovia 1850-53. 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 common.
Specification: copper, 3.57-4.14 g, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16587, KM 590, Cal. 581.
- 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, COLECCIÓN ANASTASIA DE QUIROGA, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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