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This specimen was lot 11112 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. War of Independence Durango. 4 Reales, 1816-MZ. VERY RARE. Typical crude manufacture. Pierced at 12 o'clock and scratch across neck. Toned. VERY GOOD." The four reales was the least frequently issued silver denomination during the war of independence. They were minted at Durango 1814, 1816 and [[Mexico 1817-D MZ 4 reales|1817]]; all dates are rare.
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This specimen was lot 11112 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. War of Independence Durango. 4 Reales, 1816-MZ. VERY RARE. Typical crude manufacture. Pierced at 12 o'clock and scratch across neck. Toned. VERY GOOD." The four reales was the least frequently issued silver denomination during the war of independence. They were minted at Durango 1814, 1816 and [[Mexico 1817-D MZ 4 reales|1817]]; all dates are rare. This example has the obverse legend misspelled "DEI·GRAITA·".
 
   
 
   
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.  
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''Specification:'' 13.54 grams, .896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.  
 
''Specification:'' 13.54 grams, .896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-limonite]], KM-102.1.
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-15716]], KM-102.1.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:18, 15 October 2022

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11112
Mexico 1816D 4 reales rev Ponterio 169-11112.jpg

This specimen was lot 11112 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. War of Independence Durango. 4 Reales, 1816-MZ. VERY RARE. Typical crude manufacture. Pierced at 12 o'clock and scratch across neck. Toned. VERY GOOD." The four reales was the least frequently issued silver denomination during the war of independence. They were minted at Durango 1814, 1816 and 1817; all dates are rare. This example has the obverse legend misspelled "DEI·GRAITA·".

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 13.54 grams, .896 fine silver, .390 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15716, KM-102.1.

Sources:

  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • 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.
  • 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 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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