Mexico 1831-Mo JM real

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 39278

This specimen was lot 39278 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1831-Mo JM. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-63." The Mexico City mint struck one reales 1825-33, 1850-63. Assayer JM is recorded for 1823-32. The issues of Mexico City, along with Zacatecas and Guanajuato, are generally common. The SCWC lists this as a rare date in the series, the key after the 1852 and 1856.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-372.8.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992. * Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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