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| − | The first specimen was lot 73508 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. NGC MS-64 Brown. An alluring provincial issue, this deep violet-brown near Gem is exceeded in the NGC census by just one specimen. Ex: R. L. Lissner Collection." The second specimen was lot 72330 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "SPAIN. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. PCGS AU-58. Nearly Mint State, this example displays a strong strike with evident luster in the fields." This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. It was issued 1836-46 and accompanied by a copper [[Catalonia 1841 6 cuartos|six cuartos]]. In the local currency, three cuartos = 1/40 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local | + | The first specimen was lot 73508 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. NGC MS-64 Brown. An alluring provincial issue, this deep violet-brown near Gem is exceeded in the NGC census by just one specimen. Ex: R. L. Lissner Collection." The second specimen was lot 72330 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "SPAIN. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. PCGS AU-58. Nearly Mint State, this example displays a strong strike with evident luster in the fields." This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. It was issued 1836-46 and accompanied by a copper [[Catalonia 1841 6 cuartos|six cuartos]]. In the local currency, three cuartos = 1/40 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six cuartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 5 March 2022
The first specimen was lot 73508 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. NGC MS-64 Brown. An alluring provincial issue, this deep violet-brown near Gem is exceeded in the NGC census by just one specimen. Ex: R. L. Lissner Collection." The second specimen was lot 72330 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted, "SPAIN. Catalonia. 3 Quartos, 1841. Isabel II. PCGS AU-58. Nearly Mint State, this example displays a strong strike with evident luster in the fields." This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in Catalonia. It was issued 1836-46 and accompanied by a copper six cuartos. In the local currency, three cuartos = 1/40 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six cuartos 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-16665, KM-126; Calico-708.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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