Mexico 1856-C CE 1/2 real

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 72073

This specimen was part of lot 72073 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $793. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Septet of 1/2 Reales (7 Pieces), 1846-60. Culiacan Mint. Grade Range: VERY FINE to EXTREMELY FINE. 1) 1846-C CE. 2) 1848/7-C CE. 3) 1853/1-C CE. 4) 1854-C CE. 5) 1856-C CE. 6) 1857/6-C CE. 7) 1860/59-C PV. Without star in legend. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." The Culiacan mint struck half reales 1846-49, 1852-63, 1867 and 1870 and most dates are scarcer than the catalog indicates. Assayer CE (Clemente Espinosa) is listed for 1846-70.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-370.2.

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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