Spain 1846-Seg 8 maravedis
This specimen was lot 927 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $484. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPAIN, Reino de España. Isabel II. 1833-1868. CU 8 Maravedis. Segovia mint; im: aqueduct. Dated 1846. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65 RB. Very subdued brown patina with a large amount of full lustrous red. Highest graded for the date and one of the highest for type. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1975." 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. The maravedi was worth 1/34 of a real; history does not record the reason for the odd division. This type was struck in Jubia, Segovia and Barcelona 1837-50 and was accompanied by copper one, two and four maravedis. The type is not scarce and this mint is the commonest of the three.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: copper, 12.10 g, 29.0-29.1 mm diameter, this specimen Ø28 mm, 10.59 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: Cayón-16732, KM 531.3.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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