Mexico 1855-Go PF real

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72194

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 72370

The first specimen was lot 72194 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1855-Go PF. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. The only example of the date in the PCGS census, this choice piece presents a good deal of colorful iridescence on the obverse as well as a radiating brilliance throughout." This specimen was struck at the Guanajuato mint in 1855. This mint struck silver and gold coins 1812-1900, with one reals known for 1826-62 and 1867-68. The minor issues of Guanajuato are generally common. The second specimen was lot 72370 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $512.40. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1855-Go PF. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-62. New die style. Sharp strike with evidence of die clash on obverse and reverse. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .099 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 372.6.

Sources:

• Busse, Dave, A Minor Challenge: A Study of Mexican Republic Silver ¼, ½, 1, 2 and 4 Reales Die Styles,, Harlingen, TX: 2018.
• 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
• ^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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