Mexico 1818-Z AG 2 reales

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Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70218
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This specimen was lot 70218 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Zacatecas. War of Independence. 2 Reales, 1818-Z AG. Zacatecas Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS VF-30. Quite crude as can often be the case, but still rather inviting and enchanting, with even wear spread throughout." Zacatecas minted two reales with the regular bust of the king 1818-22. A scarce small bust variety was made in 1819.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 grams, 0.896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15544, KM-93.4; Ramirez-Z2.8.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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