Mexico 1852-Zs OM real

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 2441

This specimen was lot 2441 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $102. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AR real, Zacatecas, 1852-Zs OM, assayer OM, nice medium iridescent toning, NGC graded AU55." The Zacatecas mint struck this one real 1826-62 and 1868-69 and most dates are common. All the mints were supposed to strike minor coinage for local use but only Zacatecas and Guanajuato took this obligation seriously.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-372.10.

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.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1851-C real
• 1851-GC real
• 1851-P^I real
• 1851-Z^S OM real
• Durango 1852 1/8 real
• Zacatecas 1852 1/8 real
• Zacatecas 1852 ¼ real
• 1852-G^A ¼ real
• 1852-G^O ¼ real
• 1852-D^O ½ real
• 1852-G^A ½ real
• 1852-G^O ½ real
• 1852-M^O ½ real
• 1852-P^I ½ real
• 1852/1-C CE real
• 1852-D^O 2 reales
• 1852-G^O 2 reales
• 1852-C 4 reales
• 1852-Z^S 4 reales
• 1852-C 8 reales
• 1852-D^O CP 8 reales
• 1852-D^O JMR 8 reales
• 1852-G^A 8 reales
• 1852-GC 8 reales
• 1852-G^O 8 reales
• 1852-M^O 8 reales
• 1852-P^I 8 reales
• 1852-Z^S 8 reales
• 1852-D^O ½ escudo
• 1852-G^A ½ escudo
• 1852-G^O ½ escudo
• 1852-M^O ½ escudo
• 1852-G^O 4 escudos
• 1852-D^O 8 escudos
• 1852-G^O 8 escudos
• 1853/2-C CE real
• 1853-P^I MC real
• Coins and currency dated 1852
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