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1798 NG Guatemala 2 Reale Round Silver Milled Foreign Colonial Legal Tender Coin

$ 19

Availability: 29 in stock
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Silver coins were initially issued in denominations of ¼, ½, 1, 2 and 4 reales and 1 peso, whilst gold coins were issued in denominations of 4 reales, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 pesos.
  • Year: 1798
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Diameter:: 27 MM
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Guatemala
  • Composition: Silver
  • Denomination: 2 Reales
  • Weight:: 6.58 Grams
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Fineness:: .896 Pure Silver

    Description

    1798 NG Guatemala 2 Reales Nueva Guatemala Mint Colonial Milled Bust Charles IV
    1798 two reales from the Nueva Guatemala mint, of a type struck 1790-1807. In 1776, an earthquake
    demolished Antigua Guatemala
    (including the mint) and a new city was built some miles away.
    To mark the move, the mintmark was changed to "NG" ("Nueva Guatemala", still the capital of
    Guatemala) on all issues of 1777 and after. Assayer "M" is noted for the years
    1785-1821.
    Nice original surfaces. Scarce.
    Recorded Mintage: Unknown. Specification: 6.58 Grams,
    Fineness; .896 Fine Silver., Diameter: 27 MM.
    The coin imaged is the coin your bidding on
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