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[[Image:Barcelona 1837 3 cuartos Aureo 242-0358g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 242, lot 358]]
 
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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 Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used.
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The specimen shown was lot 358 in Aureo y Calicó 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 Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 20:08, 30 December 2023

Aureo sale 242, lot 358

The specimen shown was lot 358 in Aureo y Calicó 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 Catalan 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.

Source:

  • 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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