View source for Mexico 1737-Mo MF 2 reales

[[Image:MEX_1737_M-2-9-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
[[Image:MEX_1737_M-2-9-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
[[Image:Mexico 1737 2 reales obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Mexico 1737 2 reales rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Mexico 1737 2 reales rev legend DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This 1737 two reales is one of a series struck 1732-41 during the reign of Philip V (1700-46). Later issues of this reign (1742-47) show the shield interrupting the obverse legend. Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> notes the date as rare, with two overdate varieties listed as very rare. The second specimen shows an inverted "A" substituted for the "V" in "PHILIP V."

[[Mexico|Mexican]] numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy<sup>[1]</sup> depicts the shield side as the obverse as that side bears the king's name. However, auction catalogs and dealer listings more frequently use the pillars and globes side as the obverse, as that side bears the date. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 6.77 grams, 0.917 fine silver, 0.200 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-8862]] (regular date), Gilboy M-2-9, KM 84.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020,'' Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
* Yonaka, Brad, ''A Variety Guide to the Fractional Pillar Coinage of Mexico City, 1732-1771,'' Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits,'' San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.

''Link to:''
* [[Mexico 1736-Mo MF 2 reales|1736 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF 1/2 real|1737 ½ real]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF real|1737 1 real]]
* [[Bolivia 1737-P Y 2 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1737-G J 2 reales]]
* [[Spain 1737-S P 2 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF 4 reales|1737 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF 8 reales|1737 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF escudo|1737 escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF 4 escudos|1737 4 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1737-Mo MF 8 escudos|1737 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1738-Mo MF 2 reales|1738 2 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1737]]
* return to [[Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822]]

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