Amazing 8s -- Charles III Portrait 8 Reales 1772-1791
1773 Antigua Guatemala
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GUATEMALA - COLONIAL |
| Item Description: |
8R 1773G P Ex. Gaspar de Portola |
| Full Grade: |
NGC UNC Details |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
Second year of the of the portrait design in the Captaincy General of Guatemala, the Spanish administrative region that included modern day Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Mexican State of Chiapas. This coin was minted at the earlier Guatemela City, also known as Santiago de los Caballeros (and later known as Antigua Guatemala), which was the capital city at the time. Both the capital and mint were moved to a different location, due to the damage from earthquakes in 1773. As this coin is an issue from the year of the earthquake is it more scarce than the 1772 issues. This coin has the G mint mark; after the move, coins would use the NG mint mark for Nueva Guatemala.
Encapsulated coin from the Heritage NYINC January 2019 auction and ex Aureo & Calico, Gaspar de Portola part II