Guatemala 1773-G P 1/2 real
This specimen was lot 75397 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 1/2 Real, 1773-G P. Guatemala Mint. Charles III. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details. From the Richard August Collection." An earthquake closed the mint in Antigua Guatemala in 1772 and 1776 is the year the new mint opened in Nueva Guatemala. Harris[2] notes that Guatemala bust half reales of Charles III are very scarce, with one tenth as many reported for Mexico City. This type is listed for 1786-87. In 1786, the fineness was secretly lowered from 903 thousandth to 896 thousandths. This is the second year for the new assayer M, who served until 1836.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.196 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-11113, KM-32.1; Cal-99.
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- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
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- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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