SANTO DOMINGO: Ferdinand VII, 1808-1821, AE ¼ real (6.19g), ND (1810-20), KM-2, PCGS graded XF45. From 1809 to 1821, the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo was under Spanish rule, but the Spanish government exercised minimal powers because its resources were attenuated by the Peninsular War and the various Spanish American wars of independence. The period ended when Dominican officials declared a short-lived independence on November 30, 1821. In February 1822, Haiti annexed former Santo Domingo, leading to an occupation that lasted until 1844. Several varieties exist of the fraction and letter arrangement on reverse and crowned F.7 on obverse. Planchet sizes and weights vary considerably.
Estimate: USD 125 - 175