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This type was struck at Guadalajara 1842-62. "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 8085 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 1/4 Real, 1843-GaJG. RARE. VERY FINE."
 
This type was struck at Guadalajara 1842-62. "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 8085 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 1/4 Real, 1843-GaJG. RARE. VERY FINE."
  
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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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* [[Mexico 1842-Go PM 1/4 real|1842-Go ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1842-Go PM 1/4 real|1842-G<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1843-G 1/4 real|Guatemala 1843 ¼ real]]
 
* [[Guatemala 1843-G 1/4 real|Guatemala 1843 ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ca RG 1/4 real|1843-C<sup>A</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ca RG 1/4 real|1843-C<sup>A</sup> ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Do LR 1/4 real|1843-D<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go LR 1/4 real|1843-G<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go LR 1/4 real|1843-G<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Mo LR 1/4 real|1843-M<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Mo LR 1/4 real|1843-M<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-SLPi 1/4 real|1843-SLP<sup>I</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga JG 1/2 real|1843-G<sup>A</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga JG 1/2 real|1843-G<sup>A</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 1/2 real|1843-G<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 1/2 real|1843-G<sup>O</sup> ½ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 4 reales|1843-G<sup>O</sup> 4 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 4 reales|1843-G<sup>O</sup> 4 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Pi PS 4 Reales|1843-P<sup>I</sup> 4 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Pi PS 4 Reales|1843-P<sup>I</sup> 4 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Ca RG 8 reales|1843-C<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Do RM 8 reales|1843-D<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga JG 8 reales|1843-G<sup>A</sup> JG 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga JG 8 reales|1843-G<sup>A</sup> JG 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga MC 8 reales|1843-G<sup>A</sup> MC 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Ga MC 8 reales|1843-G<sup>A</sup> MC 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Mo MM 8 reales|1843-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Mo MM 8 reales|1843-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Pi PS 8 reales|1843-P<sup>I</sup> PS 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Pi PS 8 reales|1843-P<sup>I</sup> PS 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Pi AM 8 reales|1843-P<sup>I</sup> AM 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Zs OM 8 reales|1843-Z<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Zs OM 8 reales|1843-Z<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Do RM 1/2 escudo|1843-D<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Do RM 1/2 escudo|1843-D<sup>O</sup> ½ escudo]]
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* [[Mexico 1843-Mo MM escudo|1843-M<sup>O</sup> escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Mo MM escudo|1843-M<sup>O</sup> escudo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 8 escudos|1843-G<sup>O</sup> 8 escudos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1843-Go PM 8 escudos|1843-G<sup>O</sup> 8 escudos]]
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* [[Mexico 1844-Mo LR 1/4 real|1844-Mo ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1844-Mo LR 1/4 real|1844-M<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1844-Go LR 1/4 real|1844-Go ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1844-Go LR 1/4 real|1844-G<sup>O</sup> ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1847-Ga LR 1/4 real|1847-Ga ¼ real]]
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* [[Mexico 1847-Ga LR 1/4 real|1847-G<sup>A</sup> ¼ real]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1843]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1843]]
 
* return to [[Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905]]
 
* return to [[Mexican imperial and republican coinage, 1822-1905]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Silver cuartillas of Latin America]][[Category: Selections from Ponterio sale 159]]
 
[[Category:Silver minors of Mexico]][[Category:Silver cuartillas of Latin America]][[Category: Selections from Ponterio sale 159]]

Latest revision as of 15:25, 23 October 2024

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8085
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This type was struck at Guadalajara 1842-62. "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 8085 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 1/4 Real, 1843-GaJG. RARE. VERY FINE."

Specification: 0.845 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM-368.3.

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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