Spain 1833-Seg 8 maravedis
This specimen was lot 908 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $423.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Fernando VII. Second reign, 1813-1833. CU 8 Maravedis. Segovia mint; im: aqueduct. Dated 1833. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 BN. Milk chocolate even patina with gem surfaces and a hint of red undertone. Highest ever graded for the date and type. Purchased from Century Stamp & Coin, June 1971." The Spanish mints feature large issues of a variety of copper coins which did not circulate at all in the Spanish American colonies. In the predecimal system which obtained until 1847, 34 maravedis = one real of silver. This eight maravedis was worth 1/34 of a dollar; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Segovia 1813-33 and was accompanied by copper one, two and four maravedis. The type is not rare but scarce in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen Ø28 mm, 11.15 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: Cayón-14968, KM 486.1.
- 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]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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