Mexico 1843-Ga MC 4 reales

Sedwick sale 11, lot 1315

The specimen shown was lot 1315 in Sedwick sale 11 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $155.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Guadalajara, Mexico, cap-and-rays 4 reales, 1843MC. Decent VF with attractive toning, bold details, parts of rim crude (as made)." This is one of a type struck at the Guadalajara mint 1843-63. Assayer MC is recorded for 1839-45. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Guanajuato is tied with Zacatecas as the commonest mint. Guadalajara is not a common mint for four reales but this date turns up occasionally.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13.3 grams.

Catalog reference: KM-375.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 11, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2012.

Links to:

• 1839-Go 4 reales
• 1843-C^A ¼ real
• 1843-D^O ¼ real
• 1843-G^A JG ¼ real
• 1843-G^A MC ¼ real
• 1843-G^O ¼ real
• 1843-M^O ¼ real
• 1843-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1843-G^A ½ real
• 1843-G^O ½ real
• 1843-P^I real
• 1843-D^O 2 reales
• 1843-G^A 2 reales
• 1843-G^O 4 reales
• 1843-P^I 4 reales
• 1843-C^A 8 reales
• 1843-D^O 8 reales
• 1843-G^A JG 8 reales
• 1843-G^A MC 8 reales
• 1843-G^O 8 reales
• 1843-M^O 8 reales
• 1843-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1843-P^I AM 8 reales
• 1843-Z^S 8 reales
• 1843-D^O ½ escudo
• 1843-M^O ½ escudo
• 1843-M^O escudo
• 1843-G^O 8 escudos
• 1844-Ga 4 reales
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