Mexico 1827-Mo JM 2 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1827MoJM 2 reales, one of a type struck at the Mexico City mint 1825-68. Assayer JM is recorded this mint for the years 1824-32. Other mints include Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Alamos, Hermosillo, Guadalajara, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Durango, Potosi, Estado de Mexico, Real de Catorce and Guadalupe y Calvo. Only Oaxaca did not strike this type. This type, legal tender in the pre Civil War United States for a quarter, is common except in uncirculated. This is a common date of a common mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.76 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 374.10.

Source:

• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1826-Go 2 reales
• Zacatecas 1827 1/8 real
• 1827-M^O ½ real
• 1827-Z^S ½ real
• 1827-G^O JM real
• 1827-M^O real
• 1827-M^O 4 reales
• 1827-D^O 8 reales
• 1827-G^A 8 reales
• 1827-G^O MJ 8 reales
• 1827-G^O MR 8 reales
• 1827-P^I 8 reales
• 1827-M^O 8 reales
• 1827-Z^S 8 reales
• 1827-M^O ½ escudo
• 1827-M^O escudo
• 1827-M^O 2 escudos
• 1827-M^O 4 escudos
• 1827-M^O 8 escudos
• 1828-EoMo 2 reales
• 1828-Mo 2 reales
• 1828-Zs 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1827
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