Mexico 1815-Mo JJ 2 reales

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Aureo sale 242, lot 278
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 278 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 120 € (about US$186 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1815. México. JJ. 2 reales. Bella. Parte de brillo original. Escasa así. EBC. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, two reales of 1815, Mexico City mint. Very handsome, lustrous, scarce thus, extremely fine)."

This specimen is one of a series minted 1812-21 in Mexico City during the reign of Ferdinand VII. It uses the "standard 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 common. Assayer JJ is recorded for 1812-21. The Mexico City mint, opened in 1538, is still in operation.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Cayón-15508, KM 93, Cal. 949.

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, Selección de 500 Monedas, Medallas y Billetes, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2012.

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