Mexico 1804-Mo TH 1/2 real

Goldberg sale 47, lot 2815

photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1804MoTH half real, one of a type struck 1792-1808. The first specimen was lot 2815 in Goldberg sale 47 (Beverly Hills, May 2008). The catalog description noted, "Mexico. ½ Real, 1804-Mo FM. Charles IV. Bust right. Toned with reflective surfaces. NGC graded MS-62." Assayer TH is recorded for the years 1804-10.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.69 g, .903 fine silver, .049 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cayón-13324, KM 72.

Source:

• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• 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.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1804
• return to Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822