Spain 1843-M CL 10 reales

Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72306

This specimen was lot 72306 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SPAIN. 10 Reales, 1843-M CL. Madrid Mint. Isabel II. NGC MS-62. "De Vellon" coinage. A fairly SCARCE type in such an elite grade as is the case here, the present specimen offers a very brilliant appearance along with an incredibly wholesome feel." This type was struck for Spain in Madrid 1840-45 and Seville 1841-43. This specimen is a common date for the type but the type is scarce overall.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-585.1, Cayón-17088.

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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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• 1843-B 80 reales
• 1844-M 10 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1843
• return to Spanish pre-decimal coinage (maravedis, reales and escudos)