Mexico 1846-Pi AM 4 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 73271

This specimen was lot 73271 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $219.60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 4 Reales, 1846-Pi AM. San Luis Potosi Mint. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." The Potosi mint struck four reales 1837-38, 1842-64 and 1868-69. Many dates are rare. Assayer AM (José Antonio Mucharraz) is listed for 1843-49.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common for the mint.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-375.8.

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]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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