Mexico 1829-Ga FS 2 reales

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 344

This specimen was lot 344 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £480 (about US$744 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic, 2 reales, Guadalajara mint, 1829 FS, minor rim flaw, good fine to very fine, very rare." The Guadalajara mint produced two reales 1825-62, with many dates fairly common. This one is rare. This specimen was offered again as lot 73040 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $1,464.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date, unpriced in the SCWC.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 374.6.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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