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| − | This specimen was lot 22757 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Gibraltar|GIBRALTAR]]. Quarto, 1810. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Large date. Bold strike with nice even chocolate brown surfaces." The British captured the rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish in 1704 and have held it since. No coinage was issued specifically for the place until [[Gibraltar (1841) 1/2 quart|1841]]; this quarto, accompanied by a two quartos, is actually a merchant token. Large and small date varieties exist. | + | This specimen was lot 22757 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Gibraltar|GIBRALTAR]]. Quarto, 1810. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Large date. Bold strike with nice even chocolate brown surfaces." The British captured the rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish in 1704 and have held it since. No coinage was issued specifically for the place until [[Gibraltar (1841) 1/2 quart|1841]]; this quarto, accompanied by a [[Gibraltar 1810 2 quartos|two quartos]], is actually a merchant token. Large and small date varieties exist. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers 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. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| + | * [[Gibraltar 1802 2 quarts token]] | ||
| + | * [[Gibraltar 1810 2 quartos|1810 2 quartos, large and small date]] Robert Keeling & Sons | ||
| + | * [[Gibraltar 1813 2 quartos]] Richard Cattons Goldsmith | ||
* [[Gibraltar (1841) 1/2 quart]] | * [[Gibraltar (1841) 1/2 quart]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1810]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1810]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:25, 10 January 2025
This specimen was lot 22757 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. Quarto, 1810. PCGS MS-63 BN Secure Holder. Large date. Bold strike with nice even chocolate brown surfaces." The British captured the rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish in 1704 and have held it since. No coinage was issued specifically for the place until 1841; this quarto, accompanied by a two quartos, is actually a merchant token. Large and small date varieties exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-Tn3.1.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- Gibraltar 1802 2 quarts token
- 1810 2 quartos, large and small date Robert Keeling & Sons
- Gibraltar 1813 2 quartos Richard Cattons Goldsmith
- Gibraltar (1841) 1/2 quart
- Coins and currency dated 1810