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The first specimen was lot 254 in Aureo y Calico sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 150 € (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1814. Guatemala. M. Medio real. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Escasa así. EBC+/S/C-.'' (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, half real of 1814, Guatemala mint. Handsome, lustrous, extremely fine to about uncirculated)."</blockquote> This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-1821 at Guatemala during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1808-33). The type is not rare but nice specimens always bring a premium.
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The first specimen was lot 254 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 150 € (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1814. Guatemala. M. Medio real. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Escasa así. EBC+/S/C-.'' (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, half real of 1814, Guatemala mint. Handsome, lustrous, extremely fine to about uncirculated)."</blockquote> This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-1821 at Guatemala during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1808-33). The type is not rare but nice specimens always bring a premium.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 21:13, 30 December 2023

Aureo sale 242, lot 254

The first specimen was lot 254 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 150 € (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1814. Guatemala. M. Medio real. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Escasa así. EBC+/S/C-. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, half real of 1814, Guatemala mint. Handsome, lustrous, extremely fine to about uncirculated)."

This specimen is one of a series struck 1811-1821 at Guatemala during the reign of Ferdinand VII (1808-33). The type is not rare but nice specimens always bring a premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 grams, .896 fine silver, .048 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15112, KM 65, Cal. 1287.

Source:

  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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