Mexico 1851/0-Ga JG 1/2 real

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72163

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 72118

The first specimen was lot 72163 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Real, 1851/0-Ga JG. Guadalajara Mint. PCGS MS-64. A SCARCE overdate, especially in this near-Gem state. The fields glow with full mint luster around the crisp devices. A touch of light steely gray toning graces the surfaces of both sides." This specimen was struck at the Guadalajara mint in 1851, one of a type struck there 1825-62. According to the SCWC, this date only comes with the overdate and it is awarded no premium. The second specimen was lot 72118 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $390.40. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Real, 1851/0-Ga JG. Guadalajara Mint. NGC MS-63. Finest of two graded by NGC, the other is EF-45. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM-370.5.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
• ^[2]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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