Mexico 1849-Ga JG 8 reales

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72650

This specimen was lot 72650 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1849-Ga JG. Guadalajara Mint. PCGS MS-62. A bright white coin with some spotting flecks, yet one needs to appreciate the coin's cartwheel luster." Another scarce date from Guadalajara, which struck this type 1825-95.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-377.6; DP-Ga31.

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.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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