Mexico 1813-Mo HJ real

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 72029

This specimen was lot 72029 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1813-Mo HJ. Mexico City Mint. Ferdinand VII. PCGS EF-45. The penultimate year of the armored bust for this denomination. A decently struck and evenly worn coin, with no distracting marks, and endowed with gentle gray toning." Assayers JJ and HJ are known for this date, with HJ being the rarer. The type was struck in Mexico City 1809-14, after which the standard bust of Ferdinand VII was adopted.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, .903 silver, .098 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15262, KM-82; Cal-607; Yonaka-M1-113.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[2]Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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