Mexico 1823-Mo JM 8 reales KM-310

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from Stack's Bowers October 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71469
SB1021-71469r.jpg

This specimen was lot 71469 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1823-Mo JM. Mexico City Mint. Augustin I Iturbide. PCGS AU-50. Always a popular type from this short series, especially as a straight-graded coin, this example sports honest, even wear and attractive concentric peripheral toning that goes from russet to cobalt." This is the last of the Iturbide eight reales, issued before he was overthrown and a republic established. It uses the same reverse as KM 309 of 1822 but the bust is taken from the eight scudos (note the ragged truncaton of the neck).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .784 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-310.

Source:

  • Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Mexico_1823-Mo_JM_8_reales_KM-310&oldid=356340"