Mexico 1853-Pi MC real

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23408

This specimen was lot 23408 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1853-PiMC. NGC MS-64. Showcasing full flashy luster with light speckled toning. An attractive near-Gem example." This type was struck at San Luis Potosí in 1831 and 1837-62. Both 1853 and the overdate 1853/1 are noted as common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM-372.9.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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• 1852-P^I real
• 1853-G^O ¼ real
• 1853-C ½ real
• 1853-D^O ½ real
• 1853-G^A ½ real
• 1853-G^O ½ real
• 1853-M^O ½ real
• 1853-P^I ½ real
• 1853-C real
• 1853-D^O real
• 1853-G^A real
• 1853-G^O real
• 1853-Z^S real
• 1853-C 2 reales
• 1853-G^A 2 reales
• 1853-G^O 2 reales
• 1853-M^O 2 reales
• 1853-Z^S 2 reales
• 1853-G^O 4 reales
• 1853-P^I 4 reales
• 1853-Z^S 4 reales
• 1853-C 8 reales
• 1853-C^A 8 reales
• 1853-D^O 8 reales
• 1853-G^A 8 reales
• 1853-G^O 8 reales
• 1853-M^O 8 reales
• 1853-P^I 8 reales
• 1853-Z^S 8 reales
• 1853-C ½ escudo
• 1853-D^O ½ escudo
• 1853-G^O ½ escudo
• 1853-M^O ½ escudo
• 1853-C escudo
• 1853-G^O escudo
• 1853-Z^S escudo
• 1853-G^A 2 escudos
• 1853-G^O 2 escudos
• 1853-C 8 escudos
• 1853-D^O 8 escudos
• 1853-G^O 8 escudos
• 1854-P^I real
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