Mexico 1770-Mo MF 4 reales - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 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. " to "* 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. "

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Text replacement - "* 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. " to "* 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. "

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .917 fine " to " 0.917 fine "

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Harper, David C., ed., ''North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007." to "* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016."

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Text replacement - "* Harper, David C., ed., ''North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007." to "* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016."

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[[Image:Mexico 1770 4 reales obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Mexico 1770 4 reales rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Mexico 1770 4 reales obv Heritage 3016-24693.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3016, lot 24693]]
[[Image:Mexico 1770 4 reales rev Heritage 3016-24693.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This is one of a series struck 1760-71 during the reign of Charles III (1759-88). Gilboy[1] lists the date as scarce (the only date for 1762-71 not listed as "rare") with no varieties recorded. The second specimen was lot 24693 in Heritage sale 3016 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,092.50. The catalog description[3] noted, "Carlos III Pillar 4 Reales 1770-MF, AU50 NGC, lightly toned with well-struck features, scarce in this grade." The four reales is the scarcest colonial denomination although all dates are available except for the very rare 1732 and 1733 dates. Harris[2] lists the Charles III pillar four reales in order of abundance: [[Mexico]], [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 4 reales|Potosi]], [[Guatemala 1769-G P 4 reales|Guatemala]], [[Peru 1764-L JM 4 reales|Lima]] (scarce), Santiago (very rare). Specimens in high grade are very rare.

Mexican numismatists hotly debate which side of the coin constitutes the obverse. Gilboy[1] 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:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11737]], Gilboy M-4-45, KM 96.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits,'' San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* [1]Gilboy, Frank F., ''The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772'', Regina, Saskatchewan: Prairie Wind Publishing, 1999.
* Yonaka, Brad, ''A Variety Guide to the Fractional Pillar Coinage of Mexico City, 1732-1771,'' Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2017.
* [2]Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* Harper, David C., ed., ''North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
* [3]Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

''Links to:''
* [[Mexico 1766-Mo MF 4 reales|1766 4 reales]]
* [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1770-G P 4 reales]]
* [[Peru 1770-L JM 4 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo F 1/2 real|1770 ½ real]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo M real|1770 1 real]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo FM 8 reales|1770 8 reales]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF escudo]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF 2 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF 4 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF 8 escudos]]
* [[Mexico 1771-Mo MF 4 reales|1771 4 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]
* return to [[Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822]]
* [[On the Pillar Coinage of Mexico, 1732-1771]]

[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Pillar Coinage]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3016]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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.
+* 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.
 * Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits,'' San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
 * <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.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.917 fine silver, .399 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11737]], Gilboy M-4-45, KM 96.

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 ''Links to:''
 * [[Mexico 1766-Mo MF 4 reales|1766 4 reales]]
 * [[Bolivia 1769-PTS JR 4 reales]]
 * [[Guatemala 1770-G P 4 reales]]
 * [[Peru 1770-L JM 4 reales]]
 * [[Mexico 1770-Mo FM 8 reales|1770 8 reales]]
 * [[Mexico 1770-Mo MF escudo]]

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 * Yonaka, Brad, ''A Variety Guide to the Fractional Pillar Coinage of Mexico City, 1732-1771,'' Long Beach, CA: Agorocu Consulting, 2017.
 * <sup>[2]</sup>Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
-* Harper, David C., ed., ''North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
+* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * <sup>[3]</sup>Tucker, Warren, Cristiano Bierrenbach and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage sale 3016, World and Ancient Coins,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.