Mexico 1842-Ga JG real

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 333

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 72315

probably the same specimen as the above

The first specimen was lot 333 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £750 (about US$1,162 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic, 1 real, Guadalajara mint, 1842/0 JG/MC, struck on a flan with an edge flaw, mint state." The second specimen was lot 72315 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $3,416. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1842/0-Ga JG/MC. Guadalajara Mint. NGC MS-65. Finest example graded by NGC. Attractive toning. A very choice example of this mint. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." The Guadalajara mint produced one reales nearly continuously 1826-62. The SCWC mentions two varieties, 1842/0-JG/MC (fairly common) and 1842 JG (common).

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 372.4.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.
• ^[2]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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