Mexico 1858-Mo FH 2 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 73128

This specimen was lot 73128 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $884.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 Reales, 1858-Mo FH/GF. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-64. Scarce overassayer. Finest of just two graded by NGC. Sharp struck with attractive medium tone. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." This date is one of the most common for the type. The type was struck at Mexico City 1825-68 with assayer FH recorded for 1858-60. The SCWC mentions this FH/GF overassayer but awards it no premium over the regular date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-374.10.

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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