Mexico 1842-Mo 1/8 real

CNG Lissner sale, lot 1896

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 1958

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 1896 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Richard Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $363. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO, Primera República. 1823-1863. CU 1/8 Real. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1842 Mo. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62 BN. Very nice moderate brown color. Only one graded higher in MS 63. Very nice this choice." The second specimen was lot 1958 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AE ¼ real, 1842-Mo, well struck with a bit of red, rare in this grade, PCGS graded MS62 BN, R." 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).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, the first specimen Ø29 mm, 14.48 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: .KM-334, DB-1020.

Source:

• Bailey, Don, State & Federal Copper and Brass Coinage of Mexico, 1824-1872, Hemet, CA, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
• ^[2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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