Mexico 1778-Mo FF 2 reales

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7711

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 7711 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1778-Mo FF/FM. Mexico City Mint. Charles III. PCGS AU-50. Lovely original surfaces grace this RARE over-assayer 2 Reales from Mexico City. Graded AU-50 by PCGS, this example represents the single finest certified at either PCGS or NGC. Golden toning that turns blue lights up with original mint luster and results in a very eye appealing presentation. Ex: Stendebach Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11582, KM-88.2.

Source:

• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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