Mexico 1800-Mo FM 2 reales

Aureo sale 243, lot 694

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 694 in Aureo y Calicó sale 243 (Barcelona, April 2012), where it sold for 200 € (about US$302 including buyer's fees). The catalog^[1] noted,

"1800. Carlos IV. México. FM. 2 reales. Muy bella. Brillo original. Rara así. EBC+. (two reales of 1800, Mexico mint. Very nice, orignal luster, rare thus, choice extremely fine.)"

It is one of a series minted 1792-1808 during the reign of Charles IV. 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-13613, KM 91, Cal-994.

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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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