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1⁄12 Real

Features

Issuer Paraguay
Issuing entity Tesoro Nacional de la República
Period Republic (1811-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1845
Value 1⁄12 Real
Currency Paraguayan Real (1845-1856)
Composition Copper
Weight 6.0 g
Diameter 24.0 mm
Thickness 1.80 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
23946
References KM# 1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

One of the two national coats of arms (Sello de Hacienda) within wreath

Reverse

Denomination, name of the country and year of issue below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY
1/12
1845

Translation: Republic of Paraguay

Edge

Plain

1⁄12 Real -  obverse

© DMK Collection

Mints

Asunción, Paraguay
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments


All the specifications may vary for the coins minted in Asunción:
Weight 5.4-6.5 g
Diameter 23.5-24.0 mm
Thickness - not standardized
Some of the coins have coin alignment

At least 21 varieties exist: of lions tail, wreath and bow. For more information on the varieties, see this article in Spanish

Popular name of the coin was "Cobre sa'í" ("Little copper"; mixture of Spanish and Guaraní languages)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1845  Photo KM#1.1 Heaton Mint; coin alignment 12%
1845  2 880 000 $ 3.10 $ 11 $ 17 $ 110 KM#1.1 Heaton Mint; medal alignment 78%
1845  Photo 1 KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; Error, Unifaz 0.6%
1845  Photo 287 664 $ 19 $ 50 $ 78 KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; medal alignment 23%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Río de la Plata
RPN Subasta Online #12 Session 1
Lot 492
Internet Archive
6 Dec 2022 1845 – KM#1.1 Heaton Mint; coin alignment F USD 200.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Río de la Plata
RPN Subasta Online #12 Session 1
Lot 438
Internet Archive
6 Dec 2022 1845 – KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; Error, Unifaz VF USD 850.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Heritage Auctions
Lot 17363
Internet Archive
2 Jun 2006 1845 – KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; medal alignment UNC
(NGC MS63)
USD 488.75
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Río de la Plata
RPN Subasta Online #20 Session 1
Lot 360
Internet Archive
10 Dec 2024 1845 – KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; medal alignment XF
(34 rays)
USD 70.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 RealPicture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Stacks Bowers
November 2012 Baltimore Auction
Lot 23625
Internet Archive
15 Nov 2012 1845 – KM#1.2 Asuncion Mint; medal alignment VF
(NGC VF Details - Scratches)
Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Katz
Auction 196
Lot 1965
Internet Archive
29 May 2026 Undetermined XF USD 113.66
(EUR 98.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Katz
Auction 69
Lot 3143
Internet Archive
29 Oct 2022 Undetermined XF USD 93.95
(EUR 81.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Katz
Auction 114
Lot 2298
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2024 Undetermined VF USD 18.56
(EUR 16.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Real
Katz
Auction 108
Lot 2316
Internet Archive
13 Jan 2024 Undetermined VF USD 24.36
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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