Mexico 1815-Ca RP 8 reales

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from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 21164
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This specimen was lot 21164 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $3,290. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. War of Independence. Chihuahua. 8 Reales, 1815-RP. FINE. VERY RARE, fewer than 10 known of the date. Struck over an earlier cast issue. Clear legends including the date, and with even wear that has left nearly all of the design intact. Both undertype and overtype portrait are clearly visible, with the nose in particular offset almost as if it were a conjoined bust. The reverse exhibits the same traits, with clear evidence of both the over and under types present. A VERY RARE and desirable piece that is fully original and sure to see spirited bidding." The Chihuahua mint was opened in 1810 by the royalists during the Mexican war of independence and operated until 1895. It made cast eight reales with the portrait of Ferdinand VII until it received minting machinery in 1814. This type was issued 1815-22 but none are common. Both specimens appear to be struck over earlier cast eight reales.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Cayón-15947, KM-111.1; Cal-Type-90#392.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
  • Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.

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