Guatemala 1806-NG M 4 reales
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Shown is a 1806 four reales from the Nueva Guatemala mint, of a type struck 1790-1807. An overdate, 1806/5, is noted for the year. In 1776, an earthquake demolished Antigua Guatemala (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away. To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "M" is noted for the years 1785-1836. Harris[1] notes that this Charles IV denomination is more available than the quarter, half or one real but less common than the two or eight reales.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.54 g, 0.896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-13803, KM 52.
- [1]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
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