Zacatecas 1824 1/4 real

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Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lot 41340
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This specimen was lot 41340 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $36,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Enticing Near-Gem Zacatecas Cuartillo, MEXICO. Zacatecas. 1/4 Real, 1824. Zacatecas Mint. NGC MS-64. This stunning Cuartillo emanates from the VERY RARE first date of issue for Zacatecas. A near-Gem survivor, it exhibits an impressively crisp strike. Extremely brilliant and evocatively colored with mint red and burnished copper swirling about. A short flan crack around 11 o'clock is noted for completeness. Certainly among the finest examples available of the type for any date, this minor is sure to attract quality-conscious collectors. From the EMO Collection." This specimen is one of a series of brass quarter reales issued 1825-64 by the "free and sovereign" state of Zacatecas. This specimen may have been a presentation piece as fully struck, uncirculated specimens with mint luster are virtually unknown.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare date.

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: EMO-3168 (Plate coin); KM-366.

Source:

  • Bailey, Don, State & Federal Copper and Brass Coinage of Mexico, 1824-1872, Hemet, CA, 2008.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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