View source for Guatemala 1772-G P 1/2 real

[[Image:Guatemala 1772 medio real obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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[[Image:Guatemala 1772 medio real obv H3031-28698.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3031, part of lot 28698]]
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Shown is a 1772 half real from the old Guatemala mint, first year of a type struck 1772-87. 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. Harris<sup>[1]</sup> notes that Guatemala is the second rarest mint (after [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ 1/2 real|Bogotá]]) for portrait one reales of Charles III; he counted over three times as many Mexico City one reales of the same type. The second specimen was part of lot 28698 in Heritage sale 3031 (Dallas, January 2014), which sold for $352.50. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Colonial Busted Minors Trio, Three coins as follows: ½ Real 1772 G-P, 2 Reales 1797 NG-M, ½ Real 1809 NG-M. The 1809 ½ Real is close to Mint State and very scarce, the others Fine." 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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

''Catalog reference:'' [[Spanish and Spanish colonial coins listed by Cayón number|Cayón-11103]], KM 33.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Harris, Robert P., ''Pillars & Portraits'', San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3031, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013. 

''Link to:''
* [[Guatemala 1770-G 1/2 real|1770 ½ real]]
* [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ 1/2 real]]
* [[Mexico 1772-Mo FM 1/2 real]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P real|1772 real]]
* [[Colombia 1772-NR VJ 1/2 real|Colombia 1772-NR ½ real]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P 2 reales|1772 2 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P 4 reales|1772 4 reales]]
* [[Guatemala 1772-G P 8 reales|1772 8 reales]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1772]]
* return to [[Guatemala]]

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