Guatemala 1894 2 reales

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57021

This specimen was lot 57021 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 2 Reales, 1894. Guatemala City Mint. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck in Guatemala and at Heaton 1894-99 and is common tho the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,094,000 plus 900,000 of 1894-H.

Specification: 6.2 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-167.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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