Mexico 1630-Mo D 8 reales
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This coin was lot 9180 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $603.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, (16)30-D. Philip IV (1621-65). VERY RARE date. Last two digits of date, mintmark and assayer are clear. Typical crude strike for this king. Otherwise VERY FINE." This type was struck 1621-67 in Mexico City and is not rare except in high grade. The vast majority lack dates.
Recorded mintage: Unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, 0.931 fine silver, .810 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Cayón-6264, KM-45; Calb-unlisted; Cal-324.
- 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, vol. 1, 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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 150: The 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
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- Coins and currency dated 1630
- return to Mexican hammered and cob coinage, 1536-1734
The specimen shown is a 1631 8 reales cob. It was lot 416 in Ponterio sale 135. Note the chopmark on the reverse.