Guatemala 1878-G 1/4 real

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72575
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC
from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 41170
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The first specimen was lot 72575 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $115. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 1/4 Real, 1878-G. Nueva Guatemala Mint. PCGS MS-67 Gold Shield. Small G variety. Exceedingly argent and untoned, this Gem minor is about as attractive as one can find. Tied with just one other specimen for the finest in the PCGS census, and equivalent to the Lissner specimen--an NGC MS-67." The specimen shown is of a common type struck 1878-79. Numerous varieties exist for 1878: KM 146 (assayer F, 0.900 fine), KM 146a.1 (stars below wreath), KM 146a.2 (.835 fine), KM 146a.3 (assayer G below wreath, shown here). Guatemala was the last country in Latin America to abandon the real, in 1912, a reflection of the extreme conservatism of the peasant society. The second specimen was lot 41170 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[2] noted, "GUATEMALA. 1/4 Real, 1878-G. Nueva Guatemala Mint. NGC MS-64. Large G/O variety. Surpassed by just one other example of this variety. Rather velvety with a rosy gray coloration and crisp depiction of the mintmark variant. From the EMO Collection."

Recorded mintage: 680,000 (all varieties).

Specification: 0.77 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 146a.3.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
  • 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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