San Salvador, El Salvador, provisional 1/2 real, 1833, very rare. Villavicencio A1; Jovel-Yonaka Type A; KM-14. 1.52 grams. Rarely seen denomination, broad flan with full but mostly weak rims, all central details and nearly all of legends bold and set off by old toning, holed at top, also very slightly bent and with solder-mark at top, otherwise VF. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2009, with original lot-tag 9116.
($200-300)