Mexico 1829-Zs AO 2 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1829ZsAO 2 reales, one of a type struck at the Zacatecas mint 1825-70. Assayer AO is recorded this mint for the years 1826-29. Other mints include Guanajuato, Mexico City, Alamos, Hermosillo, Guadalajara, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Durango, Potosi, Estado de Mexico, Real de Catorce and Guadalupe y Calvo. Only Oaxaca did not strike this type. This type, legal tender in the pre Civil War United States for a quarter, is common except in uncirculated. This is a common date of a common mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.76 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 374.12.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

Link to:

• 1826-Go 2 reales
• Guanajuato 1829 1/8 real
• Occidente 1829 1/8 real
• San Luis Potosi 1829 1/8 real
• Zacatecas 1829 1/8 real
• Jalisco 1829 ¼ real
• San Luis Potosi 1829 1/4 real
• 1829-M^O copper 1/8 real
• 1829-M^O copper ¼ real
• 1829-E^OM^O ½ real
• 1829-G^O real
• 1829-G^A 2 reales
• 1829-D^O 8 reales
• 1829-E^OM^O 8 reales
• 1829-G^A 8 reales
• 1829-G^O 8 reales
• 1829-P^I 8 reales
• 1829-Z^S OV 8 reales
• 1829-Z^S AO 8 reales
• 1829-G^A ½ escudo
• 1829-M^O ½ escudo
• 1829-G^O 4 escudos
• 1829-M^O 4 escudos
• 1829-E^OM^O 8 escudos
• 1829-M^O 8 escudos
• 1830-Zs 2 reales
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