Mexico 1819-Mo JJ real
This specimen was lot 31649 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Ferdinand VII 1/2 Real 1819 Mo-JJ, MS63 NGC. Deeply toned and original, and possibly an overdate. Scarce in this select quality." This specimen is an issue of the Mexico City mint, which was operated by the royalists until 1821, when it was taken over by the Iturbide regime. One reales of the "imaginary" bust type were struck there 1809-14 and the "standard" bust type was struck there 1814-21. Several branch mints were opened during the War of Independence, including Zacatecas, Durango, Guanajuato, Guadalajara and Chihuahua, but Mexico City remained the largest producer of coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, .903 silver, .098 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-15330, KM 74.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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.
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