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This specimen was lot 38473 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Guatemala|GUATEMALA]]. 2 Reales, 1779-NG P. Nueva Guatemala Mint. Charles III. PCGS F-12. SCARCE first date for 2 Reales from the Nueva Guatemala mint." In 1776, an earthquake demolished Antigua Guatemala (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away. To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "P" is noted for the years 1759-85. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala portrait eight reales of Charles III are much rarer than the other denominations. Guatemala issues are notably cruder than other mints. | This specimen was lot 38473 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Guatemala|GUATEMALA]]. 2 Reales, 1779-NG P. Nueva Guatemala Mint. Charles III. PCGS F-12. SCARCE first date for 2 Reales from the Nueva Guatemala mint." In 1776, an earthquake demolished Antigua Guatemala (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away. To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "P" is noted for the years 1759-85. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala portrait eight reales of Charles III are much rarer than the other denominations. Guatemala issues are notably cruder than other mints. | ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 14 April 2025
This specimen was lot 38473 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 2 Reales, 1779-NG P. Nueva Guatemala Mint. Charles III. PCGS F-12. SCARCE first date for 2 Reales from the Nueva Guatemala mint." In 1776, an earthquake demolished Antigua Guatemala (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away. To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "P" is noted for the years 1759-85. Unlike the other colonial mints, Guatemala portrait eight reales of Charles III are much rarer than the other denominations. Guatemala issues are notably cruder than other mints.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite, KM-34.2; Cal-562.
- 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.
- Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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