Zacatecas 1811 2 reales KM-187

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2424

This specimen was lot 2424 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico: Zacatecas. 2 Reales, 1811 VF25. War of Independence. Royal arms. Ferdinand VII. L.V.O. below mountain. VF-25." This specimen is one of a series minted 1811 in Zacatecas during the reign of Ferdinand VII. The mounting anarchy unleashed during the War of Independence forced the royal authorities to open branch mints, such as Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Durango. This design was also used for half and one real and eight reales issues. A variety exists (KM 186) with the date inverted. The date is somewhat scarce and rare well struck. The Zacatecas mint closed in 1905.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15429, KM-187.

Source:

• Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, vol. 1, 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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