Mexico 1829-Pi JS 8 reales

from the Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 2314

This specimen was lot 2314 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1829-Pi JS. San Luis Potosí Mint. NGC MS-64. This example is commendable on a state of preservation and a strong strike that are elusive for early Republic 8 Reales. A silvery-white luster coats this piece, with just one splotch of golden tone that is well placed on the cap. Light friction in the fields is the only thing withholding this example from an even higher mark, but given that this is the second highest graded example from NGC, it is hard to lodge any complaint against this near-Gem example." This mint struck eight reales 1827-93 and this is a better early date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 21-25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-377.12; DP-Pi04.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Dunigan, Mike, and J. B. Parker, Resplandores: Cap and Ray 8 Reales of The Republic of Mexico, 1823-1897, Beverly Hills, CA: Superior Stamp & Coin, 1997.
• 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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