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This specimen was lot 230 in Aureo y Calico sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 2,100 euros (about US$3,497 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1835. Manila. MR. 2 cuartos. Buen ejemplar para esta pieza. MBC+.'' (Philippines, two cuartos of 1835, Manila mint. Choice example for the type, very fine plus.)</blockquote>  The Manila mint, little better than a smithy prior to the 1860's, struck a series of copper issues in the 1820's and 1830's. They are not particularly rare but very difficult to find in collectible condition being crudely made and harshly used.  
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This specimen was lot 230 in Aureo y Calicó sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 2,100 euros (about US$3,497 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1835. Manila. MR. 2 cuartos. Buen ejemplar para esta pieza. MBC+.'' (Philippines, two cuartos of 1835, Manila mint. Choice example for the type, very fine plus.)</blockquote>  The Manila mint, little better than a smithy prior to the 1860's, struck a series of copper issues in the 1820's and 1830's. They are not particularly rare but very difficult to find in collectible condition being crudely made and harshly used.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 21:21, 30 December 2023

Aureo sale 233, lot 230

This specimen was lot 230 in Aureo y Calicó sale 233 (Barcelona, April 2011), where it sold for 2,100 euros (about US$3,497 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"1835. Manila. MR. 2 cuartos. Buen ejemplar para esta pieza. MBC+. (Philippines, two cuartos of 1835, Manila mint. Choice example for the type, very fine plus.)

The Manila mint, little better than a smithy prior to the 1860's, struck a series of copper issues in the 1820's and 1830's. They are not particularly rare but very difficult to find in collectible condition being crudely made and harshly used.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 8.48-9.28 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-16622, KM 14, Cal. 714.

Source:

  • Basso, Aldo P., Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, Menlo Park, CA: 1968.
  • Ganzon de Legarda, Angelita, Piloncitos to Pesos, A Brief History of Coinage in the Philippines, Manila: Bancom Development Corporation, 1976.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, COLECCIÓN ANASTASIA DE QUIROGA, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2011.

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