Mexico 1840-Ga MC 1/2 real

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8139

This specimen was lot 8139 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $138. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 1/2 Real, 1840-GaMC. Toned. CHOICE EXTREMELY FINE." This specimen was struck at the Guadalajara mint in 1840, one of a type struck there 1825-62. Assayer MC (Manuel Cueras) is listed for 1839-41. The SCWC lists a regular date and an overdate, 1840/39.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 370.5.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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• 1838-Z^S ¼ real, private pattern
• 1838-Ga ½ real
• 1840-G^O ½ real
• 1840-M^O ½ real
• 1840-Z ½ real
• 1840-G^O real
• 1840-P^I real
• 1840-Z^S real
• 1840-G^A 2 reales
• 1840-G^O 2 reales
• 1840-M^O 2 reales
• 1840-Z^S 2 reales
• 1840-G^O 4 reales
• 1840-Z^S 4 reales
• 1840-C^A 8 reales
• 1840-D^O 8 reales
• 1840-G^A 8 reales
• 1840-G^O 8 reales
• 1840-M^O 8 reales
• 1840-P^I 8 reales
• 1840-Z^S 8 reales
• 1840-M^O ½ escudo
• 1840-G^A 2 escudos
• 1840-G^O 4 escudos
• 1840-D^O 8 escudos
• 1840-G^O 8 escudos
• 1841-Go ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1840
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