Mexico 1826-Go MJ 1/2 real

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8148

This specimen was lot 8148 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 1/2 Real, 1826-GoMJ. VERY RARE. VERY FINE." It was struck at the Guanajuato mint in 1826, one of a type struck there 1826-68. Assayer MJ is listed for 1826-33. Most Guanajuato issues are common but this first year of issue is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, 0.903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-370.7.

Source:

• 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.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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