Philippines (1834-37) c/s 8 reales KM 118

Aureo sale 238, lot 276

This specimen was lot 276 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Manila. Resello Y.II. bajo corona sobre 8 reales de México, Zacatecas 1819 AG. Muy rara y más así. MBC+. (Manila Y·II· with low crown counterstamp on 1819 eight reales of Zacatecas, Mexico. Very rare in this condition, choice very fine.)"

This specimen, already a royalist issue, did not require a royal counterstamp but received one anyway, probably in error. The authorities in Manila used this counterstamp (an abbreviation of "Isabel II") after the death of Ferdinand VII made the "F.7o" stamp obsolete. The SCWC^[2] notes, "Countermarking of foreign coins was halted in Manila by the edict of March 31, 1837 after Spain had recognized the independence of Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile and other former colonies in Central and South America."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-17158, Cal. 451, De Mey 1001, KM 118.

Source:

^[2]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, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.

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