Mexico 1835-Go PJ real

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 72381

This specimen was part of lot 72381 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $390.40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Octet of Reales (8 Pieces), 1832-45. Guanajuato Mint. Average Grade: EXTREMELY FINE. 1) 1832-Go MJ. 2) 1834-Go PJ. 3) 1835-Go PJ. 4) 1842-Go PJ. 5) 1844-Go PM. Concave wings. Very scarce. 6) 1844-Go PM. Convex wings. 7) 1845/4-Go PM. 8) 1845-Go PM. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Shown is an 1835-G^O PJ one real, one of a type struck at the Guanajuato mint 1825-68. Assayer PJ is recorded at this mint for the years 1834-42. This type, legal tender in the pre Civil War United States for a "bit" (one eighth of a dollar), is common except in uncirculated. This is a slightly better date of a common mint. Unlike the half real, where gem specimens turn up occasionally, one reales nearly always appear heavily circulated. The eagle shown is distinctive to the Guanajuato mint, which reverted to the standard eagle in 1843.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-372.6.

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, 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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