Mexico 1844-Z OM 1/2 real
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This specimen was struck at the Zacatecas mint in 1844, one of a type struck there 1826-69. Assayer OM is listed for 1831-56. The second specimen was lot 72253 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $585.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Real, 1844-Z OM. Zacatecas Mint. NGC MS-65. Finest example graded by NGC. Sharp strike, frosty white condition. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-370.12.
- 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]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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- 1843-GA ½ real
- 1844-GA ¼ real
- 1844-GC ¼ real
- 1844-GO ¼ real
- 1844-MO ¼ real
- 1844-SLPI ¼ real
- 1844-CA ½ real
- 1844-GA ½ real
- 1844-GC ½ real
- 1844-GO ½ real
- 1844-CA real
- 1844-GC real
- 1844-ZS real
- 1844-GA 2 reales
- 1844-ZS 2 reales
- 1844-GA 4 reales
- 1844-GC 4 reales
- 1844-GO 4 reales
- 1844-CA 8 reales
- 1844-DO 8 reales
- 1844-GA 8 reales
- 1844-GC 8 reales
- 1844-GO 8 reales
- 1844-MO 8 reales
- 1844-PI 8 reales
- 1844-ZS 8 reales
- 1844-DO ½ escudo
- 1844-MO ½ escudo
- 1844-GC escudo
- 1844-GA 4 escudos
- 1844-GC 8 escudos
- 1844-GO 8 escudos
- 1844-MO 8 escudos
- Coins and currency dated 1844
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