Mexico 1845-Go PM 1/2 real

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8156

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This type was struck at Guanajuato 1826-68, with assayer PM (Patrick Murphy) listed for 1842-48. This specimen was lot 8156 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $345. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 1/2 Real, 1845/4-GoPM. NGC MS-64." The SCWC notes the overdate. This date is listed as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 370.7.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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