Mexico 1843-Pi PS 4 Reales

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This specimen is a four reales minted at the San Luis Potosí mint, assayers P and S. Four reales were minted here from 1837-1869, with the PS assayer combination running the years 1843, 1860-61 and 1868-9.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.3925 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.8.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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• 1842-P^I 4 reales
• 1843-C^A ¼ real
• 1843-D^O ¼ real
• 1843-G^A JG ¼ real
• 1843-G^A MC ¼ real
• 1843-G^O ¼ real
• 1843-M^O ¼ real
• 1843-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1843-G^A ½ real
• 1843-G^O ½ real
• 1843-P^I real
• 1843-D^O 2 reales
• 1843-G^A 2 reales
• 1843-G^A 4 reales
• 1843-G^O 4 reales
• 1843-C^A 8 reales
• 1843-D^O 8 reales
• 1843-G^A JG 8 reales
• 1843-G^A MC 8 reales
• 1843-G^O 8 reales
• 1843-M^O 8 reales
• 1843-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1843-P^I AM 8 reales
• 1843-Z^S 8 reales
• 1843-D^O ½ escudo
• 1843-M^O ½ escudo
• 1843-M^O escudo
• 1843-G^O 8 escudos
• 1844-G^A 4 reales
• 1854-P^I MC 4 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1843
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