Oaxaca 1812 1/2 real KM-166
This specimen was lot 21210 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $12,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Stunningly Produced and Preserved Oaxaca 1/2 Real, The Krause Plate Coin, MEXICO. Oaxaca. War of Independence. 1/2 Real, 1812. Oaxaca Provisional Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS AU-50. An EXCEEDINGLY RARE Oaxaca piece, this stunning cast issue not only delivers elusivity, but is also supplemented with a condition that is essentially unheard of for the type. This contention is supported by the present example being the finest, and only, yet certified by PCGS. The details are well formed and escape any symptoms of weakness or excessive pitting that often characterize cast issues from this time. A steely gray color coats the planchet, with some lighter areas seen, along with a touch of shimmer to the metal. A piece that expresses much beauty and charm, and should serve any specialist in Mexican War for Independence coinage well, especially when considering its plating in Krause. A 1/2 Real that is without peer, and one that should essentially be considered irreplaceable." Numerous half reales are attribued to Oaxaca in 1812, including KM 166 (shown here), KM 219 (struck in copper), KM 220.1 and KM 220.2 (silver), KM 221 (silver and copper). The year 1812 represented the peak of Morelos' success but KM 166 is probably a royalist issue.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-166 (this coin plated); Cal-1362, Cayón-15079.
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- Calicó, Xavier, Numismática Española: Catálogo General con Precios de Todas las Monedas Españolas Acuñadas desde Los Reyes Católicos Hasta Juan Carlos I, 1474 a 2001, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2008.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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