^Lot 567 MEXICO, Mexico City, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer S to left, mintmark M to right

MEXICO, Mexico City, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer S to left, mintmark M to right (S-M), extremely rare, NGC AU 53, "top pop," ex-Sedwick-Downing (stated on label). Nesmith-unl; S-M8; Cal-96; KM-12. 6.84 grams. Virtually full legends and interiors, dark gray in color, and extremely rare as among only six known of this type (S-M), tied with one other for finest in the NGC census. Note that Nesmith had not seen any coins with assayer S to left in any denomination. Pedigreed to the Sedwick-Downing Collection of Mexican Charles-Joanna Coinage.
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