Mexico 1624-Mo D 8 reales

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Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 227

This specimen was lot 227 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £320 (about US$496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Philip IV (1621-1665), 8 reales, Mexico mint, 1624 D, probably 4 over 3 in date, very fine and toned." This type was struck 1621-67 in Mexico City and is not rare except in high grade but specimens with legible dates are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 45, Cayón-6212 (1624/3 overdate), Cal. type 94; cf nos. 313-315.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 Felipe VI, 1474 a 2020, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó, 2019.
  • Menzel, Sewall, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins, New York: The American Numismatic Society, 2004.
  • [1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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