Mexico 1860-C PV 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1860-C PV four reales, one of a type struck at the Culiacan mint 1846-60. Assayer PV is recorded for 1860 only. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Guanajuato is tied with Zacatecas as the commonest mint. This particular date is somewhat scarce but like all four reales, rare in high grade.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.1.

Source:

• Busse, Dave, A Minor Challenge: A Study of Mexican Republic Silver ¼, ½, 1, 2 and 4 Reales Die Styles,, Harlingen, TX: 2018.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1856-Go 4 reales
• Jalisco 1860 1/16 real
• Chihuahua 1860 1/4 real
• Durango 1860 1/4 real
• San Luis Potosi 1860 1/4 real
• 1860-M^O ¼ real
• 1860-C ½ real
• 1860-D^O ½ real
• 1860-G^A ½ real
• 1860-G^O ½ real
• 1860-M^O FH ½ real
• 1860-M^O TH ½ real
• 1860-P^I ½ real
• 1860-Z^S MO ½ real
• 1860-Z^S VL ½ real
• 1860-C real
• 1860-D^O real
• 1860-G^A real
• 1860-G^O real
• 1860-P^I real
• 1860-Z^S MO real
• 1860-Z^S VL real
• 1860-C 2 reales
• 1860-G^O 2 reales
• 1860-M^O FH 2 reales
• 1860-M^O TH 2 reales
• 1860-Z^S MO 2 reales
• 1860-Z^S VL 2 reales
• 1860-G^A 4 reales
• 1860-G^O 4 reales
• 1860-P^I 4 reales
• 1860-Z^S MO 4 reales
• 1860-Z^S VL 4 reales
• 1860-C PV 8 reales
• 1860-C CE 8 reales
• 1860-C^A 8 reales
• 1860-D^O 8 reales
• 1860-G^A 8 reales
• 1860-G^O 8 reales
• 1860-M^O FH 8 reales
• 1860-M^O TH 8 reales
• 1860-O^A 8 reales
• 1860-P^I FE 8 reales
• 1860-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1860-Z^S MO 8 reales
• 1860-Z^S VL 8 reales
• 1860-C ½ escudo
• 1860-G^O ½ escudo
• 1860-M^O ½ escudo
• 1860-Z^S ½ escudo
• 1860-G^O escudo
• 1860-G^A escudo
• 1860-M^O escudo
• 1860-Z^S escudo
• 1860-G^A 2 escudos
• 1860-G^O 2 escudos
• 1860-Z^S 2 escudos
• 1860-Z^S 4 escudos
• 1860-C 8 escudos
• 1860-G^O 8 escudos
• 1860-M^O 8 escudos
• 1860-Z^S 8 escudos
• 1861-Mo 4 reales
• 1861-O 4 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1860
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