Zacatecas 1812 2 reales

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45321

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45321 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Zacatecas. War of Independence. Moneda Provisional. 2 Reales, 1812. Zacatecas Mint. Ferdinand VII. VERY GOOD Details. While well worn, this example of a seldom seen type is identifiable as to date and type. Note the denomination on the obverse." This specimen is one of a series minted 1811-12 in Zacatecas during the reign of Ferdinand VII. The mounting anarchy unleashed during the War of Independence forced the royal authorities to open branch mints, such as Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Durango. The date is somewhat scarce and rare well struck. The Zacatecas mint closed in 1905.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, .896 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-limonite,KM-188.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

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