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Mexico, 1/2 reale, 1752
Philip V (1700-1746)
P/L choice uncirculated
(Alex
Siegel/Mike Dunigan, Houston, 1997) |
once again my photographic skills
are inadequate for photgraphing small coins
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Mexico, 2 reales, 1746 Mo
Philip V, (1700-46)
(,199x)
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During
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Philip VI, Mexico, 8 reales, 1759
uncirculated
(, New York, 19xx) |
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Std. pillar dollar
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Charles III, Mexico, 2 reales, 1784
choice uncirculated
(Alex Siegel, Houston, c. 1999) |
When I was young I acquired 2 of these 2 reales (1789 & 1801), both worn flat. Each one was less than a dollar so I wasn't too unhappy. I thought one day it'd be nice to see what they were
supposed to look like. Thus when I grew up I bought some of 'em in mint state. In the 1990's they were still pretty
cheap (but more than $1).
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2 bits
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Charles III, Mexico, 8 reales, 1779
gem brilliant uncirculated
(Alex Siegel: Houston, TX) |
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Charles IV, Mexico, 1/2 reale 1800
ms
(Alex Siegel: Houston, TX) |
Charles 4th was not the world's fastest King. He got captured along with his wife, & heir to the throne: Ferdinand VII, when Napoleon
Bonaparte invaded Spain.
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Ferdinand VII, Mexico, 1 reale 1809
ch. ms
(Alex Siegel: Houston, TX) |
Standard transitional design with old portrait of Chas IV but legend of Ferdinand VII
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Ferdinand VII, Two Reales 1821
, ms
(Alex Siegel: Houston, TX) |
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In this year (1821) a trusted Royalist Colonel, Augustin Iturbide, issued a plan or
proclamation of the "3 Guarantees", promising Independence for Mexico.
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Ferdinand VII, half Reales 1824
, ms
(Paul Kron: , FL) |
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Next to the last year the colonial coins were issued. In this year (1824) the last major Spanish army was defeated
in the battle of Ayuchucho.
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Latam Map Mexico Early Republic