Chile 1797-So 1/4 real
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This specimen was lot 661 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 850 € (about $1,284 including buyer's fees).
The catalog[1] noted,"1797. Carlos IV. Santiago. 1/4 de real. Bella. Muy rara así. EBC. (quarter real of 1797, Santiago mint. Handsome, very rare thus, extremely fine.)"It is one of a series minted 1792-1808 for Charles IV.
The type is not rare but many dates are likely very scarce. A hoard of uncirculated 1817's has been dispersed but the other dates are tough to find in nice condition.
Recorded mintage: 66,000.
Specification: 0.84 g, .896 fine silver, .024 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 63, Cal. 1452.
- Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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 Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.
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- 1795 escudo
- 1797 ½ real
- 1797 8 reales
- 1797 8 escudos
- Coins and currency dated 1797
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