Mexico 1857-Pi PS 8 reales

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Ponterio sale 164, lot 2808
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 2808 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $230. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. San Luis Potosí. 8 Reales, 1857-PiPS. Minor encrustation on the reverse, cleaned. VERY FINE." The Potosi mint issued this type 1827-93. Assayer MC is also listed for 1857 and it is rarer than assayer PS. Most dates after 1860 from this mint are readily available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.12; DP-Pi37.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

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