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[[Image:Barcelona 1841 6 cuartos Aureo 232-0361g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 361]] | [[Image:Barcelona 1841 6 cuartos Aureo 232-0361g.jpg|550px|thumb|Aureo sale 232, lot 361]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Catalonia 1841 6 cuartos obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
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| − | The specimen shown was lot 361 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 150 euros (about US$247 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1841. Barcelona. 6 cuartos. Flores de 5 pétalos. Bella. Precioso color. Escasa así. EBC.'' (Six cuartos of 1841, Barcelona mint, flowers with five petals, beautiful color, scarce thus, extremely fine.)</blockquote> 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 three quartos. In the local currency, six quartos = 1/20 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848. | + | The first specimen shown was lot 361 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 150 euros (about US$247 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1841. Barcelona. 6 cuartos. Flores de 5 pétalos. Bella. Precioso color. Escasa así. EBC.'' (Six cuartos of 1841, Barcelona mint, flowers with five petals, beautiful color, scarce thus, extremely fine.)</blockquote> 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 three quartos. In the local currency, six quartos = 1/20 peso. This coin is not common but priced rather low in the SCWC. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. The variety with five petals is common, the variety with seven petals is very scarce. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. The variety with five petals is common, the variety with seven petals is very scarce. | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1841]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1841]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 232]] | + | [[Category: Selections from Aureo sale 232]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 19:32, 22 October 2024
The first specimen shown was lot 361 in Aureo y Calicó sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 150 euros (about US$247 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1841. Barcelona. 6 cuartos. Flores de 5 pétalos. Bella. Precioso color. Escasa así. EBC. (Six cuartos of 1841, Barcelona mint, flowers with five petals, beautiful color, scarce thus, extremely fine.)
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. The last local Catalan issue is a rare six quartos dated 1848.
Recorded mintage: unknown. The variety with five petals is common, the variety with seven petals is very scarce.
Specification: copper, 12.79-14.71 g, 31-33 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16752, KM 128, Cal-689.
- 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.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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