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This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. It was struck 1836-48 and accompanied by a copper [[Barcelona 1823 3 quartos|three quartos]]. In the local currency, six quartos = 1/20 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. A rare variety exists with the denomination misspelled "6 CURA". The last local [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonian]] issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used. | This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonia]]. It was struck 1836-48 and accompanied by a copper [[Barcelona 1823 3 quartos|three quartos]]. In the local currency, six quartos = 1/20 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. A rare variety exists with the denomination misspelled "6 CURA". The last local [[Coinage of Catalonia|Catalonian]] issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular [[Spain|Spanish]] coinage was used. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common. |
| − | ''Specification:'' copper. | + | ''Specification:'' copper, 12.79-14.71 g, 31-33 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16748]], KM 128. | ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-16748]], KM 128. | ||
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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. | ||
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Revision as of 16:41, 30 October 2021
This copper coin was issued from Barcelona for use there and in Catalonia. It was struck 1836-48 and accompanied by a copper three quartos. In the local currency, six quartos = 1/20 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. A rare variety exists with the denomination misspelled "6 CURA". The last local Catalonian issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848, after which regular Spanish coinage was used.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: copper, 12.79-14.71 g, 31-33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16748, KM 128.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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