Mexico 1858-C CE real

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 72279

This specimen was part of lot 72279 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. Quintet of Reales (5 Pieces), 1850-58. Culiacan Mint. Average Grade: VERY FINE. 1) 1850-C CE. 2) 1851/0-C CE. 3) 1852/1-C CE. 4) 1853/2/1-C CE. 5) 1858-C CE. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Of the fourteen mints of the Republic of Mexico, only Oaxaca and Real de Catorce did not strike this type. The Culiacan mint struck one reales 1846-63 and 1869. Most of the early dates are scarce while the 1863 is very rare. Assayer CE (Clemente Espinosa) served 1846-70.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-372.1.

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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