Mexico 1790-Mo FM 2 reales KM-89

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Aureo sale 243, lot 693

This specimen was lot 693 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 1,500 € (about US$2,266 including buyer's fees). The catalog[1] noted,

"1790. Carlos IV. México. FM. 2 reales. Busto de Carlos III. Ordinal IV. Muy bella. Brillo original. Muy rara así. EBC+. (two reales of 1790, king's ordinal 'IV', bust of Charles III, Mexico mint. Very nice, original luster, very rare thus, choice extremely fine.)"

It is one of a series minted 1789-90 at the beginning of the reign of Charles IV while regular dies were being designed in Madrid. The date is common, assayer FM is recorded for 1784-1801.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13530, KM 89, Cal-984.

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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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