Mexico 1859/8-Ga JG 4 reales

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Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 354

This specimen was lot 354 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £1,400 (about US$2,168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic, 4 reales, Guadalajara mint, 1859/8 JG, softly struck at centre but mint state, with rich multicoloured toning, rare thus." This issue is only known with the overdate. It is a better date but not rare like many others from Guadalajara.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.3925 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.2.

Source:

  • 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]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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