Mexico 1855-Ga JG 2 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 73058

This specimen was lot 73058 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $414.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1855-Ga JG. Guadalajara Mint. NGC F-15. Only example graded by NGC. 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 Guadalajara mint struck two reales 1825-62 and many dates are fairly common. Assayer JG (Juan de Dios Guzman) is recorded for 1836-67. No varieties are noted.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.

Specification: 6.76 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-374.6.

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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