Mexico 1853-Ga JG 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73189
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This specimen was lot 73189 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1853-Ga JG. Guadalajara Mint. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, AU Details. Coin Axis. Though it exhibits some softness of strike and a few faint toolmarks, this piece makes a satisfying example considering the SCARCITY of the date." Altho the Guadalajara mint was opened in the early days of the War of Independence, the early dates of the cap-and-ray eight reales are all rare. The first affordable date is 1832 and the first common date is 1859. Assayer JG operated 1836-63. This is a somewhat scarce date. An 1853/2 overdate exists and is awarded a premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-377.6; DP-Ga35.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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