Mexico 1846-Do RM 2 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

close up of the date

Shown is an 1846D^O RM two reales, one of a type struck at the Durango mint 1826, 1832, 1834-35, 1841-46, 1848-49, 1851-52, 1854-56, 1858-59 and 1861. Other mints include Guanajuato, Mexico City, Alamos, Hermosillo, Guadalajara, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Potosi, Estado de Mexico, Real de Catorce and Guadalupe y Calvo. Only Oaxaca did not strike this type. This type, legal tender in the pre Civil War United States for a quarter, is common except in uncirculated. This date is somewhat common. Note the 4/3 overdate, seen on most Durango dates of the forties.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.76 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 374.4.

Source:

• 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.

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• 1846-GC ½ escudo
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