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[[Image:Spain 1811M 20 reales Aureo 238-0221g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 238, lot 221]]
 
[[Image:Spain 1811M 20 reales Aureo 238-0221g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 238, lot 221]]
  
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This specimen was lot 221 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 280 euro (about US$444 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1811. Madrid. AI. 20 reales. Águila grande. Pátina. Escasa. MBC+.'' (Twenty reales of 1811, Madrid mint, large eagle. Toned, scarce, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This Spanish twenty reales de vellon was struck in Madrid during the regime of José Napoleon, the French emperor's older brother. The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, set 20 reales = 1 peso instead of the traditional eight. This type is also known from Barcelona and Seville. The coins minted using that standard were not marked in any way different from the concurrent eight reales standard, a source of confusion for collectors today, It must have been a major irritant for the inhabitants of the time.
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This specimen was lot 221 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, [[Spain]], November 2011), where it sold for 280 euro (about US$444 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1811. Madrid. AI. 20 reales. Águila grande. Pátina. Escasa. MBC+.'' (Twenty reales of 1811, Madrid mint, large eagle. Toned, scarce, choice very fine.)"</blockquote> This Spanish twenty reales de vellon was struck in Madrid during the regime of José Napoleon, the French emperor's older brother. The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, set 20 reales = 1 peso instead of the traditional eight. This type is also known from Barcelona and Seville. The coins minted using that standard were not marked in any way different from the concurrent eight reales standard, a source of confusion for collectors today, It must have been a major irritant for the inhabitants of the time.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 460,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 460,000.
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''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.  
 
''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Cal. 27, KM 551.2, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-308]].
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-14712]], Cal. 27, KM 551.2, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-308]].
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''  
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* Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins: [[Spain]], Portugal and the New World'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.  
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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.
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* 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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* 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, ''Subasta Colleción Leunda,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, ''Subasta Colleción Leunda,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 17:32, 18 June 2023

Aureo sale 238, lot 221

This specimen was lot 221 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, Spain, November 2011), where it sold for 280 euro (about US$444 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1811. Madrid. AI. 20 reales. Águila grande. Pátina. Escasa. MBC+. (Twenty reales of 1811, Madrid mint, large eagle. Toned, scarce, choice very fine.)"

This Spanish twenty reales de vellon was struck in Madrid during the regime of José Napoleon, the French emperor's older brother. The "de vellon" coinage system, used 1808-50, set 20 reales = 1 peso instead of the traditional eight. This type is also known from Barcelona and Seville. The coins minted using that standard were not marked in any way different from the concurrent eight reales standard, a source of confusion for collectors today, It must have been a major irritant for the inhabitants of the time.

Recorded mintage: 460,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-14712, Cal. 27, KM 551.2, Dav-308.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • 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, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.

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