Caracas, Venezuela, 1 real, Ferdinand VII, 1817 BS, proper quadrants, extremely rare, NGC VF details / holed, damaged. Cal-502; KM-C5.2; Stohr-10. 2.96 grams. First date of type, a major rarity in Venezuelan numismatics with less than ten examples known (five in the NGC census), two of which are in permanent institutional collections, with only four appearing on the market in the past 20 years, this example with full details despite some old dents at bottom, encrustation on cross side and hole at top, all nicely toned. NGC #6442517-015.
($5000-10000)