Mexico 1773-Mo FM 2 reales

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from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22739
note inverted mintmark
from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22740
note upright mintmark

The first specimen was lot 22739 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1773-FM. Charles III (1760-88). NGC AU-55. Inverted mint mark and assayer's letters. Nice strike with attractive toning." The second specimen was lot 22740 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $1,762.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1773-FM. Charles III (1760-88). NGC MS-62. Normal mint mark and assayer's letters. Good strike with attractive toning." The inverted mintmark variety was minted 1772-73 in Mexico City during the reign of Charles III, while the upright mintmark appears 1773-89. Assayer FM is recorded for 1772-78.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.1964 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11543, KM 88.1 (inverted mintmark) and Cayón-11544, KM 88.2 (upright mintmark).

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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