Mexico 1841-Mo 1/8 real

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72561

This issue, struck 1841-42 and 1850-51, was the last federal attempt to drive out the abusive minting of state and municipal coppers by being heavier and better made than its competitors. In this it failed. The state and local coppers would not be banished until the introduction of the copper centavo of 1869-97 (KM 391). This specimen was lot 72561 in Stack's Bowers World Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/8 Real, 1841-Mo. Mexico City Mint. Republic. NGC MS-63 Brown. A wholly captivating Gem that is rather RARE in this exceptional state of preservation. The surfaces are incredibly lustrous and highlighted by an intense mix of cobalt and chocolate brown. Only two have been graded finer in the NGC census."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, copper, 29-30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-334.

Source:

• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Bailey, Don, State & Federal Copper and Brass Coinage of Mexico, 1824-1872, Hemet, CA, 2008.
• ^[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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• 1841-G^A ½ real
• 1841-G^O ½ real
• 1841-M^O ½ real
• 1841-P^I ½ real
• 1841-D^O real
• 1841-G^A real
• 1841-G^O real
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• 1841-P^I 2 reales
• 1841-G^O 4 reales
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• 1841-C^A 8 reales
• 1841-D^O 8 reales
• 1841-G^A 8 reales
• 1841-G^O 8 reales
• 1841-M^O 8 reales
• 1841-P^I 8 reales
• 1841-Z^S 8 reales
• 1841-M^O ½ escudo
• 1841-M^O escudo
• 1841-G^O 4 escudos
• 1841-D^O 8 escudos
• 1841-G^A 8 escudos
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