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[[Image:Mexico 1850Mo cuartilla rev Ponterio 159-8105.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates]]
 
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The type was struck at Mexico City 1842-63. "Lion and castle" quarter reals were struck before independence but their issue ceased in 1821. State coppers were meant to fill the gap but their abusive overissue forced the central goverment to issue these tiny silver coins (face value 3¼¢) in an attempt to displace them. They were issued by the Chihuahua (mintmark "Ca", rare), Culiacan (mintmark "C", rare), Durango (mintmark "Do", not common), Guadalajara (mintmark "Ga", common), Guadalupe y Calvo (mintmark "GC", rare), Guanajuato (mintmark "Go", common), Mexico City (mintmark "Mo", common), San Luis Potosi (mintmark "SLPi", common) and Zacatecas (mintmark "Zs", common) mints. Many individual dates are very rare. Counterfeits exist. The conversion to decimal coinage in the 1860's terminated the denomination. This specimen was lot 8105 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Mexico City. 1/4 Real, 1850-MoLR. VERY RARE date. A few light surface marks, dark toned, nice strike. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."
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The type was struck at Mexico City 1842-63. "Lion and castle" quarter reals were struck before independence but their issue ceased in 1821. State coppers were meant to fill the gap but their abusive overissue forced the central goverment to issue these tiny silver coins (face value 3¼¢) in an attempt to displace them. They were issued by the Chihuahua (mintmark "Ca", rare), Culiacan (mintmark "C", rare), Durango (mintmark "Do", not common), Guadalajara (mintmark "Ga", common), Guadalupe y Calvo (mintmark "GC", rare), Guanajuato (mintmark "Go", common), Mexico City (mintmark "Mo", common), San Luis Potosí (mintmark "SLPi", common) and Zacatecas (mintmark "Zs", common) mints. Many individual dates are very rare. Counterfeits exist. The conversion to decimal coinage in the 1860's terminated the denomination. This specimen was lot 8105 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Mexico City. 1/4 Real, 1850-MoLR. VERY RARE date. A few light surface marks, dark toned, nice strike. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."
  
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''Specification:'' 0.845 g, .903 fine silver.
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''Specification:'' 0.845 g, 0.903 fine silver.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.  
 
* Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of [[Mexico|Mexican]] Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.  
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* Harper, David C. [Ed.], ''North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.  
  
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* [[Mexico 1850-Go PF 1/2 real|1850-G<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Go PF 1/2 real|1850-G<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 1/2 real|1850-M<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 1/2 real|1850-M<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-C CE real|1850-C CE real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Ga JG real|1850-G<sup>A</sup> real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Ga JG real|1850-G<sup>A</sup> real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP real|1850-GC real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP real|1850-GC real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Pi MC real|1850-P<sup>I</sup> real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Pi MC real|1850-P<sup>I</sup> real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Zs OM real|1850-Z<sup>S</sup> real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Zs OM real|1850-Z<sup>S</sup> real]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP 2 reales|1850-GC 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 2 reales|1850-M<sup>O</sup> 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 2 reales|1850-M<sup>O</sup> 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP 4 reales|1850-GC 4 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP 4 reales|1850-GC 4 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-Do JMR 8 reales|1850-D<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Do JMR 8 reales|1850-D<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP 8 reales|1850-GC 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-GC MP 8 reales|1850-GC 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-Go PF 8 reales|1850-G<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 8 reales|1850-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 8 reales|1850-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-Pi MC 8 reales|1850-P<sup>I</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1850-Zs OM 8 reales|1850-Z<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850/33-Do JMR 1/2 escudo|1850-D<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850/33-Do JMR 1/2 escudo|1850-D<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 1/2 escudo|1850-M<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1850-Mo GC 1/2 escudo|1850-M<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, 19 July 2024

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8105
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

The type was struck at Mexico City 1842-63. "Lion and castle" quarter reals were struck before independence but their issue ceased in 1821. State coppers were meant to fill the gap but their abusive overissue forced the central goverment to issue these tiny silver coins (face value 3¼¢) in an attempt to displace them. They were issued by the Chihuahua (mintmark "Ca", rare), Culiacan (mintmark "C", rare), Durango (mintmark "Do", not common), Guadalajara (mintmark "Ga", common), Guadalupe y Calvo (mintmark "GC", rare), Guanajuato (mintmark "Go", common), Mexico City (mintmark "Mo", common), San Luis Potosí (mintmark "SLPi", common) and Zacatecas (mintmark "Zs", common) mints. Many individual dates are very rare. Counterfeits exist. The conversion to decimal coinage in the 1860's terminated the denomination. This specimen was lot 8105 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. 1/4 Real, 1850-MoLR. VERY RARE date. A few light surface marks, dark toned, nice strike. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."

Specification: 0.845 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM-368.6.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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