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Barcelona

Catalan Union

1408. Barcelona, Spain (Catalan Union), copper 10 centi-
1407. Barcelona, Spain, 5 pesetas, José Napoleon, 1810, mos, 1900, encapsulated NGC MS 64 BN. CT-91. Much original
encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-69.; CT-15. Beautifully rainbow color and luster around details, choice grade. Estimate: $150-$225.
toned with underlying luster, third finest known in NGC census (rare
grade), scarce type. Estimate: $600-$900.
Spanish Colonial

1409. Lot of 5 Spanish/Spanish colonial silver coins of the early 1800s: 8R Zacatecas 1821RG; 2R Lima 1807JP; 2R San-
tiago 1811FJ “admiral bust”; 1R proclamation medal Madrid 1808; and 1/2R Potosí 1823PJ. 44.66 grams total. XF on average,
the 8R with typically weak centers, all nicely toned but the 1811 2R with traces of pearl-white enameling on reverse, no big problems. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.

1410. Lot of 5 Spanish colonial silver coins of the 1700s-1800s: 8R Mexico 1807TH chopmarks; 2R Potosí 1784PR; 1R
Potosí 1776PR; 1R proclamation medal Guatemala 1808; and 1/2R pillar Mexico 1754M. 41.47 grams total. F-VF on average,
mostly nicely toned, the proclamation medal holed and the 8R with lots of tiny chops all over as circulated in the Orient. SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.

1411. Lot of 11 Spanish colonial bust-type minors: 4R (1): Potosí 1803PJ; 2R (3): Lima 1777MJ; Mexico 1787FM and
1803TH; 1R (3): Potosí 1774JR; Mexico 1782FF and 1783FF; 1/2R (4): Mexico 1782FF, 1789FM (bust of Charles III,
ordinal IV), 1795FM and 1818JJ. 47.30 grams total. About Fine on average, no big problems, almost all nicely toned. SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

1412. Lot of 2 Spanish colonial bust 1/2R, as follows: Guatemala, Charles III, 1772P; Popayán, Colombia, Ferdinand VII
(bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. 3.11 grams total. Both worn (About Fine) but nicely toned, the Popayán with attempted hole at top of bust.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $75-$110.

Uruguay

1413. Uruguay (struck in Paris), copper-nickel 5 centésimos, 1901-A, encapsulated
NGC MS 63. KM-21. Muted luster, perfect strike, very few bagmarks. Estimate: $100-$150.

1414. Uruguay (struck in Philadelphia), copper-nickel 5 centésimos, 1924, encap-
sulated NGC MS 67, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-21. Nice luster and faint
toning, perfect strike and condition, the best you can get (tied with four others at this grade at
NGC). Estimate: $150-$225.

1415. Uruguay (struck in Paris), copper-nickel 5 centésimos, 1936-A, encapsulated
NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. KM-21. Brightly lustrous, very faintly toned, slight
traces of bagmarks on obverse only, single-best specimen in NGC census. Estimate: $100-$150.

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