San Luis Potosi 1843 medal Grove-85a

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72263

This specimen was lot 72263 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Constitution Proclamation Silver Medal, 1843. PCGS EF-40. Obverse: Liberty seated right, holding spear; fasces behind; Reverse: Legend in four lines, wreath around. Somewhat worn but free from damage or cleaning, and offering an elegant deep gray tone. From the David Sterling Collection." We have made little attempt to include medals on this site but we have featured this one as it is the direct antecedent of the copper centavo of 1863.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Grove-85A; Fonrobert-6645.

Source:

• Bailey, Don, State & Federal Copper and Brass Coinage of Mexico, 1824-1872, Hemet, CA, 2008.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

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