Philippines 1773-M quarto

CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 6430

This specimen was lot 6430 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,756.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PHILIPPINES, Spanish Colonial. Carlos III. 1759-1788. CU Quarto. Manila mint. Dated 1773 M. Crowned coat-of-arms / Crowned lion right atop two globes, head left, holding sword. In PCGS encapsulation 50670827, graded F 15. Rare." The Manila mint was little better than a smithy prior to the 1860's. This quarto and its accompanying octavo are not particularly rare but very difficult to find in collectible condition being crudely made and harshly used. This type is listed for 1771-74 and 1782-83. This example realized twenty-seven times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 20 mm diameter, 12 h axis.

Catalog reference: Cayón-10942, Cf. Basso 4-5; KM 2.

Source:

• 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

Link to:

• 1771 quarto
• 1773 octavo
• 1782 quarto
• Coins and currency dated 1773