Mexico 1857-Zs MO 8 reales

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 72683

This specimen was lot 72683 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, 1857-Zs MO. Zacatecas Mint. NGC MS-63. Strong mottled toning with impressive underlying luster. NGC Pop 2 with none finer." Zacatecas is tied with Guanajuato mint as the largest issuer of eight reales. Assayer MO operated 1855-60. An 1857/5 overdate is reported and awarded a small premium.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.13; DP-Zs38.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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• 1856-Z^S 8 reales
• Guanajuato 1857 1/8 real
• Guanajuato 1857 1/4 real
• Jalisco 1857 1/8 real
• 1857-SLP^I ¼ real
• 1857-G^O ½ real
• 1857-M^O ½ real
• 1857-Z^S real
• 1857-G^A 2 reales
• 1857-G^O 2 reales
• 1857-Z^S 2 reales
• 1857-G^A 4 reales
• 1857-G^O 4 reales
• 1857-Z^S 4 reales
• 1857-C^A 8 reales
• 1857-C 8 reales
• 1857-D^O 8 reales
• 1857-G^A 8 reales
• 1857-G^O 8 reales
• 1857-M^O 8 reales
• 1857-P^I MC 8 reales
• 1857-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1857-C ½ escudo
• 1857-G^O ½ escudo
• 1857-M^O ½ escudo
• 1857-C escudo
• 1857-G^A escudo
• 1857-C 2 escudos
• 1857-G^O 4 escudos
• 1857-M^O 4 escudos
• 1857-C 8 escudos
• 1857-D^O 8 escudos
• 1857-G^O 8 escudos
• 1857-M^O 8 escudos
• 1858-Z^S 8 reales
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