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[[Image:Spain 1853B real Aureo 242-0360g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 242, lot 360]] | [[Image:Spain 1853B real Aureo 242-0360g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 242, lot 360]] | ||
| − | The specimen shown was lot 360 in Aureo y | + | The specimen shown was lot 360 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 80 € (about US$124 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Isabel II (1833-1868). 1853. Barcelona. 1 real. Muy bella. Brillo original. Escasa así. S/C-.'' (Isabel II, 1833-68, one real of 1853, Barcelona mint. Very nice, original luster, scarce thus, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This Spanish one real was struck in Madrid during the middle years of Isabel II (1833-68). This type was struck in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville 1852-55. Instead of the traditional "M" and "S" mintmarks the issues are distinguished by six, seven or eight pointed stars on the reverse (for Madrid, Seville and Barcelona). The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, was finally dropped. 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. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown; a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown; a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 1.31 g, .900 fine silver, .038 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 1.31 g, 0.900 fine silver, .038 troy oz ASW, 15.5 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16817]], KM 598.1, Cal. 398. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16817]], KM 598.1, Cal. 398. | ||
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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. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* <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. | ||
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* [[Spain 1852 real 6 point star|1852(m) real]] | * [[Spain 1852 real 6 point star|1852(m) real]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/20 real|1853-Seg 1/10 real]] | * [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/20 real|1853-Seg 1/10 real]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1853-Seg 1/10 real|1853-Seg 1/10 real]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853-Seg 2/10 real|1853-Seg 2/10 real]] | * [[Spain 1853-Seg 2/10 real|1853-Seg 2/10 real]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853 real 7 point star|1853(s) real]] | * [[Spain 1853 real 7 point star|1853(s) real]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1853 2 reales 7 point star|1853(s) 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853 2 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 2 reales]] | * [[Spain 1853 2 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 2 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853 4 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 4 reales]] | * [[Spain 1853 4 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 4 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1853 4 reales 7 point star|1853(s) 4 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853 10 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 10 reales]] | * [[Spain 1853 10 reales 8 point star|1853(b) 10 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1853 10 reales 6 point star|1853(m) 10 reales]] | * [[Spain 1853 10 reales 6 point star|1853(m) 10 reales]] | ||
| + | * [[Spain 1853 10 reales 7 point star|1853(s) 10 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1854 20 reales 6 point star|1854(m) 20 reales]] | * [[Spain 1854 20 reales 6 point star|1854(m) 20 reales]] | ||
* [[Spain 1855 real 7 point star|1855(s) real]] | * [[Spain 1855 real 7 point star|1855(s) real]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:25, 5 January 2024
The specimen shown was lot 360 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 80 € (about US$124 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Isabel II (1833-1868). 1853. Barcelona. 1 real. Muy bella. Brillo original. Escasa así. S/C-. (Isabel II, 1833-68, one real of 1853, Barcelona mint. Very nice, original luster, scarce thus, about uncirculated.)"
This Spanish one real was struck in Madrid during the middle years of Isabel II (1833-68). This type was struck in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville 1852-55. Instead of the traditional "M" and "S" mintmarks the issues are distinguished by six, seven or eight pointed stars on the reverse (for Madrid, Seville and Barcelona). The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, was finally dropped. 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown; a common date.
Specification: 1.31 g, 0.900 fine silver, .038 troy oz ASW, 15.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16817, KM 598.1, Cal. 398.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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