Central American Republic Coins And Related 1824 - Abt 1860

CAR and the related coinages you mentioned are certainly very popular series, as I'm sure you're aware :-> The CAR sunburst is considered among the more iconic coin imagery.

You can't really find an average grade common CAR 8R under $200 these days... and even average circ CAR minors typically bring in the $50 range on ebay. Anything rare or special gradewise typically goes nuts at auction.

Of the five 1826 8 Reales in my set I have that reverse die but not the obverse I believe. See the image below for a lower grade matching reverse die.

This is the 1830 T F one Real struck in Honduras. It is common and about the size of a nickel.

The 1829 provisional is scarce and somewhat expensive. I have seen four or five specimens and so far have identified only one die pair. One of mine was holed and gold plated. (see below)

So far as I can determine the bulged die is only a later state of the flat die so only one die pair for these 1892 reals. However I need to study the coins a bit more before I am certain of the previous statement.

Hello Jay, in response to your question at the start of this thread, I collect a sample or two. Specialize in Mexico with a weakness for colonial and first reform.

But there are some outstanding central and south American crowns, the foremost being the CAR 8R. Just won a 1837 Peru Cuzco 8R at the Baltimore auction. Looking for a decent Chile volcano peso.

In regards to CAR, does anyone know the history of the outstanding 1/4Rs on the market? Gem 1830s and 40s.

Posting a photo of my CAR 8R and a Guatemala peso. I really like the guns and swords and bird and whatever else is in the design.

Jay, that 2nd 1845 cuartillo is sharp! I assume the die break is the blob between the 1st and 2nd mountains?

Also, is that 5 struck over something?