Mexico 1780-Mo FF 2 reales

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Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 4083
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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from the 31 Flavors Collection
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The first specimen was lot 4083 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1780-FF. Charles III (1759-88). PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Sharply struck with nearly full mint luster." This specimen is one of a series minted 1773-89 in Mexico City during the reign of Charles III. Assayer FF is recorded for 1778-86. The Mexico City mint, opened in 1538, is still in operation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-11601, KM 88.2.

Source:

  • 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 Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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