Mexico 1826-Mo JM 1/2 real

from Stack's Bowers November 2015 sale, lot 42582

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 42582 in Stack's Bowers Winter sale (Baltimore, November 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 1/2 Reale, 1826-MoJM. NGC MS-65. One of 3 coins graded at this level with none higher at NGC and PCGS. A glistening nearly all-white example that against all odds has remained essentially as stuck nearly two centuries later." This specimen was struck at the Mexico City mint in 1826, one of a type struck there 1825-63. Assayer JM is listed for 1825-32.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

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

Catalog reference: KM-370.9.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Todd McKenna, The November 2015 Baltimore Auction, World Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Ray Czabor Collection and selections from the Strong Museum, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

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