Mexico 1835-Go PJ 4 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 73249

This specimen was part of lot 73249 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $439.20. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Octet of 4 Reales (8 Pieces), 1835-58. Guanajuato Mint. Grade Range: VERY GOOD to VERY FINE. 1) 1835-Go PJ. 2) 1836-Go PJ. 3) 1837-Go PJ. 4) 1840/30-Go PJ. 5) 1842-Go PM. 6) 1849-Go PF. 7) 1853-Go PF. 8) 1858-Go PF. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." This is the first year that Guanajuato struck four reales for the Republic. Mexico City introduced the type in 1827 but struck no more until 1850 and Zacatecas began its series in 1830. Later mints include Potosi (started 1837) and Guadalajara (started 1843) and the remaining mints (Guadalupe y Calvo, Culiacan, Catorce, Hermosillo and Oaxaca) were not significant producers. Guanajuato struck these until the denomination was terminated in 1870.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-375.4.

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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