Mexico 1825-Ga FS 1/2 real

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8133

This specimen was lot 8133 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $632.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 1/2 Real, 1825-GaFS. Dipped. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED." It was struck at the Guadalajara mint in 1825, one of a type struck there 1825-62. Assayer FS is listed for 1825-36. Many early Guadalajara issues such as this one are listed as common but are not.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 370.5.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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