Mexico 1841-Zs OM 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Assayer OM is recorded for 1830-55 at the Zacatecas mint, which struck this denomination 1830-70. 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 listed as common but is seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 375.9.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1840-Go 4 reales
• 1840-Zs 4 reales
• 1841-M^O ⅛ real
• 1841-M^O centavo pattern
• 1841-G^O ½ real
• 1841-M^O ½ real
• 1841-G^O real
• 1841-D^O 2 reales
• 1841-G^O 4 reales
• 1841-C^A 8 reales
• 1841-D^O 8 reales
• 1841-G^A 8 reales
• 1841-G^O 8 reales
• 1841-M^O 8 reales
• 1841-P^I 8 reales
• 1841-Z^S 8 reales
• 1841-M^O ½ escudo
• 1841-M^O escudo
• 1841-G^O 4 escudos
• 1841-D^O 8 escudos
• 1841-G^A 8 escudos
• 1841-G^O 8 escudos
• 1841-M^O 8 escudos
• 1842-P^I 4 reales
• 1842-Z^S 4 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1841
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