Mexico 1825-Go JJ 2 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 73073

This specimen was lot 73073 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $109. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1825-Go JJ. Guanajuato Mint. NGC VF Details--Cleaned. Scarce first year of type. Tied for finest of only two examples graded by NGC. Attractive example. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Of the fourteen mints of the Republic of Mexico, only Oaxaca did not strike this type. This denomination was struck at Guanajuato 1825-63 and 1867-68. Assayer JJ served 1825-26.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-374.8.

Source:

• Busse, Dave, A Minor Challenge: A Study of Mexican Republic Silver ¼, ½, 1, 2 and 4 Reales Die Styles,, Harlingen, TX: 2018.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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