Mexico 1811-Mo HJ 2 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a series minted 1809-11 in Mexico City during the reign of Ferdinand VII. It uses the "imaginary bust" of Ferdinand. The mounting anarchy unleashed during the War of Independence forced the royal authorities to open branch mints, such as Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Durango. The date is not scarce. Assayers TH and HJ are recorded for 1811.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15419, KM-92.

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.
• 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.

Link to:

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• 1811-M^O ¼ real
• 1811-M^O ½ real
• 1811 Supreme National Congress ½ real
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• 1811-M^O real
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• Zacatecas 1811 real, royal arms/"LVO"
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• Catorce 1811 8 reales
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• Nueva Viscaya 1811 8 reales
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• (1811-14) Morelos, Chilpanzingo and LVS c/m on a cast silver 8 reales
• (1811-14) Chilpanzingo c/m on a Guanajuato 8 reales
• (1811-14) Morelos and Chilpanzingo c/m on a cast silver 8 reales
• (1811-12) "ENSAIE" countermark on 1811 Zacatecas L.V.O. 8 reales
• (1811-15) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Charles IV 8 reales
• (1811-14) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Supreme National Congress 8 reales
• Sombrerete 1811 8 reales, small "VARGAS"
• Sombrerete 1811 8 reales, large "VARGAS"
• Zitacuaro 1811 8 reales
• 1811-M^O 8 reales, imaginary bust
• 1811-M^O 8 reales, standard bust
• Zacatecas "LVO" 8 reales, municipal arms
• Zacatecas "LVO" 8 reales, royal arms
• Zacatecas 8 reales, imaginary bust
• 1811-M^O escudo
• 1811-M^O 4 escudos
• 1811-M^O HJ 8 escudos
• 1811-M^O JJ 8 escudos
• Oaxaca 1812 1/2 real KM-166 royalist
• 1812-HJ ½ real
• 1812-TH 2 reales
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