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1/4 and 1/2 Real Copper Coinage from the Venezuelan Province of Guayana.

JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 4, 2020 10:41AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Does anyone collect these? Very interesting multi-denominational series with LOTS of die varieties.

1813 1/4 Real, Provincia de Guiana. Copper, 1.644g, 20mm. KM-40; C-40.
American Numismatic Society, 1940.88.1180.

1815 1/2 Real, Provincia de Guaiana. Copper, 2.435g, 24mm. KM-41.2; C-41.
American Numismatic Society, 1969.118.75.

Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City

Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,255 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not yet, but thanks for sharing Jesse

    Latin American Collection

  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,740 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those are pretty cool.


    8 Reales Madness Collection
  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agreed! Definitely cool.

    Here's a different die variety of the 1815 1/2 real. 2.024g, 24mm. Ex-Norweb.
    American Numismatic Society, 1965.38.1

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
    Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society
    New York City

    Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
    Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!

  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 415 ✭✭✭
    edited April 4, 2020 4:51PM

    You won't find many people who collect the 1/4 real!!

    I had my chance at one a couple years ago at a not terrible price... regrets, I have a few. Now, curiously enough, called an AU and the seller raised the price eight-fold!

    I also make a point of saving pics/notes of every example of the "large" early version of the 1/2R. I've come to the conclusion that there are obvious "large" 1813s... but that 1814 is more of a messy transition period in terms of planchet size/weight, rather than the sharp, defined change the two KM varieties suggest.

  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 5, 2020 3:53AM

    Yeah, the 1/4 reales are quite hard to come by. I believe the ANS only has 3, while we have over 50 of the 1/2 reales coins.

    Here is a large planchet variety of the 1/2 real. A full 6mm larger than the other two I posted. Unfortunately, the piece was double-struck, obstructing the date. 3.503g, 30mm. Ex-Norweb.
    American Numismatic Society, 1969.118.72

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
    Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society
    New York City

    Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
    Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Care to share how you acquired these? Like the doubling on the 1/4. Peace Roy

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52, LukeMarshall, coinsarefun, MichaelDixon, NickPatton, ProfLiz, Twobitcollector,Jesbroken oih82w8, DCW

  • JesseKraftJesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Namvet69 said:
    Care to share how you acquired these? Like the doubling on the 1/4. Peace Roy

    They're all in the American Numismatic Society Collection.

    Here's a cool one with 2 full clips, and a 3rd almost punched through. 1817 1/2 real. 2.465g, 22mm.

    Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
    Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
    American Numismatic Society
    New York City

    Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
    Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for that. I'll add that to my next visit to ANS when the coast is clear. Peace Roy

    BST: endeavor1967, synchr, kliao, Outhaul, Donttellthewife, U1Chicago, ajaan, mCarney1173, SurfinHi, MWallace, Sandman70gt, mustanggt, Pittstate03, Lazybones, Walkerguy21D, coinandcurrency242 , thebigeng, Collectorcoins, JimTyler, USMarine6, Elkevvo, Coll3ctor, Yorkshireman, CUKevin, ranshdow, CoinHunter4, bennybravo, Centsearcher, braddick, Windycity, ZoidMeister, mirabela, JJM, RichURich, Bullsitter, jmski52, LukeMarshall, coinsarefun, MichaelDixon, NickPatton, ProfLiz, Twobitcollector,Jesbroken oih82w8, DCW

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