Mexico 1847-GC MP 1/2 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This mint is one of the scarcer for the type, tho the issues of Estado de Mexico, Chihuahua and Hermosillo are priced higher in the catalog. The type was struck at Guadalupe y Calvo 1844-51, all with assayer MP.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 370.6.

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.

Links to:

• 1846-GC ½ real
• 1847-G^A ¼ real
• 1847-M^O ¼ real
• 1847-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1847-G^A ½ real
• 1847-M^O ½ real
• 1847-P^I ½ real
• 1847-Z ½ real
• 1847-G^A real
• 1847-GC real
• 1847-G^O real
• 1847-P^I real
• 1847-Z^S real
• 1847-C 2 reales
• 1847-G^A 2 reales
• 1847-GC 2 reales
• 1847-G^O 2 reales
• 1847-M^O 2 reales
• 1847-Z^S 2 reales
• 1847-G^A 4 reales
• 1847-GC 4 reales
• 1847-G^O 4 reales
• 1847-P^I 4 reales
• 1847-Z^S 4 reales
• 1847-C 8 reales
• 1847-C^A 8 reales
• 1847-D^O 8 reales
• 1847-G^A 8 reales
• 1847-GC 8 reales
• 1847-G^O 8 reales
• 1847-M^O MF 8 reales
• 1847-M^O RC 8 reales
• 1847-P^I 8 reales
• 1847-Z^S 8 reales
• 1847-D^O ½ escudo
• 1847-G^A ½ escudo
• 1847-GC ½ escudo
• 1847-C escudo
• 1847-G^A escudo
• 1847-GC escudo
• 1847-G^A 2 escudos
• 1847-G^O 4 escudos
• 1847-D^O 8 escudos
• 1847-G^O 8 escudos
• 1847-M^O 8 escudos
• 1848-GC ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1847
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• On the coinage of the Guadalupe y Calvo mint