Mexico 1837-Zs OM 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1837Zs-OM 4 reales, one of a type struck at the Zacatecas mint for Mexico 1830-1870. Assayer OM is recorded for 1830-56. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Zacatecas is tied with Guanajuato as the commonest mint. This particular date is slightly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.9.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1835-Z^S 4 reales
• 1837-D^O ½ real
• 1837-G^A ½ real
• 1837-G^O ½ real
• 1837-Z^S real
• 1837-P^I 4 reales
• 1837-C^A 8 reales
• 1837-D^O 8 reales
• 1837-D^O 8 reales
• 1837-G^A 8 reales
• 1837-G^O 8 reales
• 1837-M^O ML 8 reales
• 1837-M^O MM 8 reales
• 1837-P^I 8 reales
• 1837-Z^S 8 reales
• 1837-D^O ½ escudo
• 1837-G^A ½ escudo
• 1837-G^O 8 escudos
• 1837-D^O 8 escudos
• 1839-G^O 4 reales
• 1839-Z^S 4 reales
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