Mexico 1827-Go JM real

from Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71525

This specimen was lot 71525 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Real, 1827-Go JM. Guanajuato Mint. NGC G-6. An EXTREMELY RARE type, this well handled minor still remains wholly original and free from issue. Ex: [Stack's Bowers &] Ponterio 159 (3/2011) Lot # 8191." This specimen was struck at the Guanajuato mint in 1827. This mint struck silver and gold coins 1812-1900, with one reals known for 1826-62 and 1867-68. The issues of Guanajuato, along with Zacatecas and Mexico City, are generally common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver, .099 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-372.6.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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