Chile 1797-So DA 4 reales

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 71417

This specimen was lot 71417 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHILE. 4 Reales, 1797-So DA. Santiago Mint. Charles IV. PCGS VF-25. A pleasing example of this SCARCE issue. The surfaces are deeply toned to an even matte gray. The gently worn devices are crisp and attractive, paired with smooth fields. Minor die faults and trivial surface marks are noted, but easily overlooked. This wholesome piece is an excellent representative of the type. From the Pat Johnson Collection." This type was issued from Santiago 1792-1808 and is scarce. Assayer DA is listed for 1772-99.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13752, KM-60; Cal-860.

Source:

• 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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