Mexico 1816-Mo JJ 2 reales

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Aureo sale 242, lot 279
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 279 in Aureo y Calicó sale 242 (Barcelona, March 2012), where it sold for 340 € (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Fernando VII (1808-1833). 1816. México. JJ. 2 reales. Preciosa pátina. Escasa así. EBC+. (Ferdinand VII, 1808-33, two reales of 1816, Mexico City mint. Nice toning, scarce thus, choice 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-15517, KM 93, Cal. 950.

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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