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* <sup>[2]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.  
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.  
 
* 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.
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* Calicó, Xavier, ''Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Elizondo, Carlos A., ''Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World,'' San Antonio, TX: 1968.
 
* Elizondo, Carlos A., ''Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World,'' San Antonio, TX: 1968.
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* [[Chile 1788-So DA 1/2 real|1788 ½ real]]
 
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* [[Chile 1788-So DA 2 reales|1788 2 reales]]
 
* [[Chile 1788-So DA 4 reales|1788 4 reales]]
 
* [[Chile 1788-So DA 4 reales|1788 4 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1788-PTS PR 8 reales]]
 
* [[Bolivia 1788-PTS PR 8 reales]]

Latest revision as of 22:20, 24 August 2025

Ponterio sale 182, lot 396
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC
Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1443
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Chile 1788 8 reales rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 396 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $13,512.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHILE. 8 Reales, 1788-DA. NGC MS-62. Finest Certified Chile 8 Reales of Charles III (1759-88). Lustrous and attractive with virtually no contact marks." The second specimen was lot 1443 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,625 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"CHILI, Charles III (1759-1788), AR 8 reales, 1788DA, Santiago de Chili. Très rare Nettoyé. presque Très Beau. (viceroyalty of Chile, Charles III, 1759-88, silver eight reales of 1788, Santiago mint. Very rare, cleaned, about Very Fine.)"

Despite what seems to be a fairly substantial recorded mintage and nearly continuous production during 1773-89, Santiago portrait eight reales of Charles III are almost as scarce as pillar dollars from that mint.

Recorded mintage: 187,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW. The second specimen is 26,81 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-12131, KM-31; FC-26; EI-37, Cal. 1224.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.

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