Chile 1807-So FJ real

Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1699

This specimen was lot 1699 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 250 € (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "1807. Carlos IV. Santiago. FJ. 1 real. Graded NGC as XF Details Bent, no. 2892735-013. Dings. Flan distorted by coinage. Some of its original luster. Great example. Not included on la collection of 1 real, Aureo 03/05/2003. Ex Isabel Trastámara Collection 10/29/2015, no. 157. Ex Medina Collection. Val and Mexía Collection. Very rare like this. MBC+/EBC- [very fine to extremely fine]." This type was struck at Santiago 1792-1808 in limited numbers and, tho not common, is much less rare than preceding types.

Recorded mintage: 23,000 including a 1807/6 overdate.

Specifications: 3.38 g, 0.896 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 58, AC. 533, Cayón-13502.

Sources:

• 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.
• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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