Mexico 1845-GC MP 2 reales

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, part of lot 73072

This specimen was part of lot 73072 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), which sold for $488. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Duo of 2 Reales (2 Pieces), 1845 & 1851. Guad[a]lupe y Calvo Mint. Average Grade: VERY GOOD. 1) 1845-GC MP. 2) 1851-GC MP. Holed. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors." Of the fourteen mints of the Republic of Mexico, only Oaxaca did not strike this type. Shown is an 1845-GC MP two reales, one of a type struck 1844-51. Assayer MP is the sole assayer recorded for the Guadalupe y Calvo mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-374.7.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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• 1844-GC 2 reales
• Zacatecas 1845 ¼ real
• 1845-G^A ¼ real
• 1845-M^O ¼ real
• 1845-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1845-C^A ½ real
• 1845-D^O ½ real
• 1845-G^A JG ½ real
• 1845-G^A MC ½ real
• 1845-GC ½ real
• 1845-G^O ½ real
• 1845-M^O ½ real
• 1845-P ½ real
• 1845-P^I ½ real
• 1845-Z ½ real
• 1845-C^A real
• 1845-D^O real
• 1845-G^A MC real
• 1845-G^A JG real
• 1845-GC real
• 1845-G^O real
• 1845-P^I real
• 1845-Z^S real
• 1845-C^A 2 reales
• 1845-D^O 2 reales
• 1845-G^A JG 2 reales
• 1845-G^A MC 2 reales
• 1845-G^O 2 reales
• 1845-P^I 2 reales
• 1845-Z^S 2 reales
• 1845-G^A 4 reales
• 1845-GC 4 reales
• 1845-G^O 4 reales
• 1845-P^I 4 reales
• 1845-Z^S 4 reales
• 1845-C^A RG 8 reales
• 1845-D^O 8 reales
• 1845-G^A MC 8 reales
• 1845-G^A JG 8 reales
• 1845-GC 8 reales
• 1845-G^O 8 reales
• 1845-M^O 8 reales
• 1845-P^I 8 reales
• 1845-Z^S 8 reales
• 1845-G^O ½ escudo
• 1845-M^O ½ escudo
• 1845-GC escudo
• 1845-G^O escudo
• 1845-M^O escudo
• 1845-G^O 2 escudos
• 1845-G^O 4 escudos
• 1845-C^A 8 escudos
• 1845-G^A 8 escudos
• 1845-G^O 8 escudos
• 1846-GC 2 reales
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