Mexico 1853/2-Ga JG real
This specimen was part of lot 72332 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $732. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Octet of Reales (8 Pieces), 1838-62. Guadalajara Mint. Grade Range: GOOD to VERY FINE. 1) 1838/7-Ga JG. 2) 1841-Ga MC. 3) 1845-Ga JG. 4) 1847-Ga JG. 5) 1853-Ga JG. 6) 1857-Ga JG. 7) 1858/7-Ga JG. 8) 1862-Ga JG. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." The type was struck at Guadalajara 1826-62 with assayer JG (Juan de Dios Guzman) recorded for 1836-63. The SCWC lists this overdate as common with no regular date available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .098 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-372.4.
- 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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