Chile 1799-So DA 4 reales
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The specimen shown was lot 232 in Aureo y Calico sale 232 (Barcelona, March 2011), where it sold for 950 euros (about $1,567 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1799. Santiago. DA. 4 reales. Muy bella. Brillo original. Muy rara así. EBC/EBC+. (Four reales of 1799, Santiago mint; attractive and rare, with original luster, extremely fine to choice extremely fine.)This type was issued from Santiago 1792-1808 and despite the trifling mintage recorded below, is not considered the key date.
Recorded mintage: 8,000.
Specification: 13.54 g, .896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13762, KM 60, Cal-898.
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- 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.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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