Mexico 1844-GC MP 4 reales

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11257

photo courtesy Stacks-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 11257 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $1,998. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 4 Reales, 1844-GCMP. Very RARE. Old cleaning scratch across cap. Nearly VERY FINE." The Guadalupe y Calvo mint struck four reales 1844-50 but all dates are rare to very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-375.3.

Source:

• 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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• 1844-G^A ¼ real
• 1844-GC ¼ real
• 1844-G^O ¼ real
• 1844-M^O ¼ real
• 1844-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1844-C^A ½ real
• 1844-G^A ½ real
• 1844-GC ½ real
• 1844-G^O ½ real
• 1844-Z ½ real
• 1844-C^A real
• 1844-GC real
• 1844-Z^S real
• 1844-G^A 2 reales
• 1844-Z^S 2 reales
• 1844-G^A 4 reales
• 1844-G^O 4 reales
• 1844-C^A 8 reales
• 1844-D^O 8 reales
• 1844-G^A 8 reales
• 1844-GC 8 reales
• 1844-G^O 8 reales
• 1844-M^O 8 reales
• 1844-P^I 8 reales
• 1844-Z^S 8 reales
• 1844-D^O ½ escudo
• 1844-M^O ½ escudo
• 1844-GC escudo
• 1844-G^A 4 escudos
• 1844-GC 8 escudos
• 1844-G^O 8 escudos
• 1844-M^O 8 escudos
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