Zacatecas 1831 1/4 real

Stack's Bowers ANA sale, lot 41343

This specimen was lot 41343 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Zacatecas. 1/4 Real, 1831. Zacatecas Mint. NGC VF Details--Environmental Damage. A SCARCE date for the type. While circulated and slightly porous, it retains fairly strong detail and smoky patina. From the EMO Collection." This specimen is one of a series of brass quarter reales issued 1825-64 by the "free and sovereign" state of Zacatecas.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: EMO-3174 (Plate coin); KM-366.

Source:

• Bailey, Don, State & Federal Copper and Brass Coinage of Mexico, 1824-1872, Hemet, CA, 2008.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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