Mexico 1835-Zs OM 1/2 real

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72557

This specimen was lot 72557 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Real, 1835/4-Zs OM. Zacatecas Mint. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. A well struck and richly toned example. Clearly this piece sat for a prolonged period of time undisturbed." The Zacatecas mint struck half reales 1826-63 and 1869, being with Guanajuato the only mint to take seriously government decrees to mint small change. This is a common date and the overdate obtains no premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-370.11.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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