Guatemala 1736-G J 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers October 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74444
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This specimen was lot 74444 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. Cob 8 Reales, 1736-G J. Guatemala Mint. Philip V. PCGS FINE-15. A circulated example that still displays a bold four-digit date, which combined with its unpierced preservation make it a desirable example of the type. Some planchet flaws noted at the lower rims. From the Richard August Collection." 1733 was the first year the Guatemala mint struck coinage, having first applied for authorization from the Spanish crown in 1714. The machinery was brought from Mexico City and had already seen much service. In addition, in Guatemala there were few skilled workers, making production of milled coins equivalent to those being produced at Mexico City not feasible[2]. The endeavor was abandoned shortly thereafter and the mint began striking coins on irregular planchets without applying edge devices.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 26.94 g.

Catalog reference: Cayón-9389, KM-6; Cal-1240.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [2]Jara, Carlos M., Historia de la Casa de Moneda de Guatemala 1731-1776, Santiago, Chile: Andros Impresores, 2010.
  • Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
  • Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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