Mexico 1863-C CE 1/2 real

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8119

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This type was struck at Culiacan 1846-69, with assayer CE listed for 1846-58 and 1863-69. This specimen was lot 8119 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $316.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Culiacan. 1/2 Real, 1863/57-CCE. VERY RARE date. VERY FINE." This overdate is not listed in the SCWC. Culiacan as a whole is a less common mint tho not rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 370.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

Links to:

• 1861-C ½ real
• Zacatecas 1863 1/8 real
• Sinaloa 1863 1/4 real
• Sonora 1863 1/4 real
• Zacatecas 1863 1/4 real
• 1863-M^O centavo
• 1863-SLP centavo
• 1863-M^O ¼ real
• 1863-M^O CH ½ real
• 1863-M^O TH ½ real
• 1863-M^O real
• 1863-SLP 5 centavos
• 1863-M^O pattern 10 centavos
• 1863-SLP 10 centavos
• 1863-C^E 2 reales
• 1863-M^O CH 2 reales
• 1863-M^O TH 2 reales
• 1863-Z^S 2 reales
• 1863-C^E 4 reales
• 1863-G^A 4 reales
• 1863-G^O 4 reales
• 1863-M^O 4 reales
• 1863-Z^S 4 reales
• 1863-C 8 reales
• 1863-C^A 8 reales
• 1863-C^E 8 reales
• 1863-D^O 8 reales
• 1863-G^A FV 8 reales
• 1863-G^A JG 8 reales
• 1863-G^O 8 reales
• 1863-H^O 8 reales
• 1863-M^O CH 8 reales
• 1863-M^O TH 8 reales
• 1863-O FR 8 reales
• 1863-O AE 8 reales
• 1863-O^A 8 reales
• 1863-Z^S MO 8 reales
• 1863-Z^S VL 8 reales
• 1863-C ½ escudo
• 1863-G^O ½ escudo
• 1863-M^O ½ escudo
• 1863-C escudo
• 1863-M^O escudo
• 1863-G^A 2 escudos
• 1863-M^O 2 escudos
• 1863-M^O 4 escudos
• 1863-G^O 4 escudos
• 1863-C CE 8 escudos
• 1863-D^O 8 escudos
• 1863-G^O PF 8 escudos
• 1863-G^O YF 8 escudos
• 1863-M^O CH 8 escudos
• 1863-M^O TH 8 escudos
• 1863-Z^S MO 8 escudos
• 1863-Z^S VL 8 escudos
• 1869-C ½ real
• Coins and currency dated 1863
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