Crudely stuck chihuahua 1812 ca rp what do you think?

bidask

Yorkshireman

It is crudely stuck.
Not quite my style, but a cool piece of history.

MasonG

Those were cast, not struck.

TwoKopeiki

Yup, it's an earlier cast example. These were later overstruck.

bidask

@TwoKopeiki said:
Yup, it's an earlier cast example. These were later overstruck.

What is the estimated value ?

Thanks

TwoKopeiki

A bit more background, in 1810 Salcedo issued an order for the establishment of temporary mints in the villages of Chihuahua and Durango. There was no minting equipment, so until 1814 the Mint cast their coins. The template was taken from a regular Mexico Mint 8 Reales and care was taken to remove the M mint mark and substitute the CA in its place. The two stamps were applied by hand - a T indicating that a royal treasurer had received it and a small crowned pillars of Hercules with a pomegranate on the right to indicate that the comptroller validated it. By 1814 the mint received machinery and started to strike their coinage. Many of the earlier sand cast coins were later struck with the regular dies in this and other mints.

TwoKopeiki

@bidask said:

@TwoKopeiki said:
Yup, it's an earlier cast example. These were later overstruck.

What is the estimated value ?

Thanks

Haven't touched these in years, but i would ballpark it at around 150-175 Euro.

TwoKopeiki

Here's one that sold last year at Aureo for 220 Euro:

https://www.sixbid.com/en/aureo-calico/4566/monarquia-espanola-spanish-monarchy/3751961/1812-fernando-vii-chihuahua-rp?term=1812 chihuahua&orderCol=lot_number&orderDirection=asc&priceFrom&displayMode=large&auctionSessions=

Here's a more recent example from Tauler & Fau - 201 Euro:

https://www.sixbid.com/en/tauler-et-fau-subastas/6053/fernando-vii-ferdinand-vii/5075674/fernando-vii-1808-1833-8-reales?term=1812 chihuahua&orderCol=lot_number&orderDirection=asc&priceFrom&displayMode=large&auctionSessions=

bidask

Thank you Two Kopeiki