Mexico 1847-Go PM 4 reales

photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1847Go-PM 4 reales, one of a type struck at the Guanajuato mint 1835-1870. Assayer PM is recorded for 1842-48. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Guanajuato is tied with Zacatecas as the commonest mint. This particular date is common but like all four reales, rare in high grade as shown. An overdate, 1847/6, is recorded for the year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 375.4.

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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• 1844-Ga 4 reales
• 1846-GC 4 reales
• 1847-G^A ¼ real
• 1847-M^O ¼ real
• 1847-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1847-GC ½ real
• 1847-M^O ½ real
• 1847-GC real
• 1847-Z^S real
• 1847-C 2 reales
• 1847-M^O 2 reales
• 1847-GC 4 reales
• 1847-P^I 4 reales
• 1847-C 8 reales
• 1847-C^A 8 reales
• 1847-D^O 8 reales
• 1847-G^O 8 reales
• 1847-M^O MF 8 reales
• 1847-M^O RC 8 reales
• 1847-G^A 8 reales
• 1847-GC 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-G^O 8 escudos
• 1847-M^O 8 escudos
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• 1848-G^O 4 reales
• 1848-Z^S 4 reales
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