Mexico 1854-C CE 2 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 73017

This specimen was part of lot 73017 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $536.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Quintet of 2 Reales (5 Pieces), 1847-54. Culiacan Mint. Average Grade: VERY FINE. 1) 1847-C CE. 2) 1847-C CE. 3) 1851-C CE. 4) 1853/2-C CE. Ex: VCA Collection. 5) 1854-C CE. Very scarce. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Of the fourteen mints of the Republic of Mexico, only Oaxaca did not strike this type. The Culiacan mint struck two reales 1846-57, 1860-61 and 1869, with most dates being at least somewhat scarce, all with assayer CE (Clemente Espinosa). The Sonoran eagle appears on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-374.3.

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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