Spain 1833-M JI 1/2 real

Heritage sale 3042, lot 34480

This specimen was lot 34480 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII 1/2 Real 1833 M-JI MS65 NGC, Madrid mint, Gem Uncirculated with rich old patina, a razor sharp strike and full mint luster. Likely the finest specimen extant of this scarcer assayer initials combination for this final date of the type, and very desirable as such." This type was struck 1815-33 (Madrid), 1825-33 (Seville) and 1814 (Cadiz). Assayer AJ is more common than JI.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.812 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15200, KM 482.2.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 2, 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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