Philippines (1832-34) c/s 8 reales KM-82

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 41294

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 41294 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PHILIPPINES. Philippines - Peru. 8 Reales, ND (ca. 1832-34). Manila Mint. Ferdinand VII. NGC EF-40; C/S: XF Standard. Type V Countermark, crowned F.7.0 within circular indent. Countermark applied to the obverse of a 1826-LIMA JM Peru Republic 8 Reales. A somewhat more available early date from this mint we have 18 examples recorded for all dates (1825-28) bearing an F.7.0 countermark, all being the 5-4-1-C crown variety. For this date we have nine pieces documented. This nicely preserved survivor displays lovely soft gray tone in the smooth open fields and atop of the devices with graphite patina in the protected areas and crevasses adding to it pleasing appearance. From the Angelita and Benito Legarda Collection." This counterstamp was applied 1832-34 to Latin American pesos arriving in Manila from the newly independent republics, none of which were recognized by Spain. The SCWC lists over forty different types receiving this counterstamp. Counterstamped minor coinage is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: host coin 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-82; Basso-55; PNM#6-60; PNM#16-148; PNM#21-VI-111; Cacho-VIII-CS-022; Gil-5-4-1-C.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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