Mexico 1853-Do CP real

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 72303

This specimen was part of lot 72303 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $512.40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Septet of Reales (7 Pieces), 1837-53. Durango Mint. Grade Range: VERY GOOD to VERY FINE. 1) 1837-Do RM/RL. 2) 1837-Do RM/ML. 3) 1841-Do RM. 4) 1842/32-D RM. 5) 1846-Do RM. 6) 1852/0-Do JMR. Rare. 7) 1853-Do CP. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Of the fourteen mints of the Republic of Mexico, only Oaxaca and Real de Catorce did not strike this type. Unlike the half reales, which appear occasionally in gem condition, this denomination nearly always comes heavily circulated. Shown is an 1853 one real, one of a type struck at the Durango mint 1832-37, 1841-64. Assayer CP served 1852-64.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-372.2.

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, 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, 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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