Does anyone know how many Mexico Milled 1732's of each denomination were minted?

PillarDollarCollector

Only thing I know is they made more 8 reales but nothing else. I am not asking for exact numbers but estimates.

PillarDollarCollector

Is the 1732 2 reales considered the rarest of them all then followed by the 1/2 real and 1 real? And then 4 reales and 8 reales? What order in rarity if this is not correct?

I started collecting Mexican coins 2 years ago (I know that is not a long time) and the only milled 1732 I have yet to see come up for sale is the 2 reales.

Crazy8s

I do not believe anyone knows. In 1732 the Mexico mint struck cobs, Klippes and Columnarios. The only records I have ever seen listed in reference books list the total silver used (in pesos) with no breakdown of denomination or style. And those charts usually don't even show any figures for 1732 minting. Additionally, per Gilboy page 71, the Spanish melted down 57,887,380 pesos of pillar coinage between 1772 and 1776 which was equal to 13.4% of the entire Mo production from 1732-1771. This is one of those coins where mintage figures are not really indicative of scarcity. Add into the mix coins lost on shipwrecks (think 1733 Plate Fleet disaster) and piracy.

PillarDollarCollector

@Crazy8s said:
I do not believe anyone knows. In 1732 the Mexico mint struck cobs, Klippes and Columnarios. The only records I have ever seen listed in reference books list the total silver used (in pesos) with no breakdown of denomination or style. And those charts usually don't even show any figures for 1732 minting. Additionally, per Gilboy page 71, the Spanish melted down 57,887,380 pesos of pillar coinage between 1772 and 1776 which was equal to 13.4% of the entire Mo production from 1732-1771. This is one of those coins where mintage figures are not really indicative of scarcity. Add into the mix coins lost on shipwrecks (think 1733 Plate Fleet disaster) and piracy.

That is is what I figured but was not 100% sure. Thanks.

BustDMs

My only 1732 piece. Nearly mint state.

PillarDollarCollector

@BustDMs said:

My only 1732 piece. Nearly mint state.

Nice cob!!!