Mexico 1861-Mo CH 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1861-Mo CH four reales, one of a type struck at the Mexico City mint 1825 and 1850-68. Assayer CH is recorded for 1861-68. 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 fairly common and even occasionally appears in high grade.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 375.6.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1860-C 4 reales
• Jalisco 1861 1/16 real
• Jalisco 1861 1/8 real
• Tancitaro 1861 1/8 real
• Sinaloa 1861 ¼ real
• Sinaloa 1861 pattern ¼ real
• Sonora 1861 ¼ real
• 1861-M^O ¼ real
• 1861-C ½ real
• 1861-D^O ½ real
• 1861-G^A ½ real
• 1861-M^O ½ real
• 1861-Z^S ½ real
• 1861-C real
• 1861-M^O real
• 1861-Z^S real
• 1861-C 2 reales
• 1861-M^O 2 reales
• 1861-G^O 4 reales
• 1861-H^O 4 reales
• 1861-O 4 reales
• 1861-Z^S 4 reales
• 1861-C CE 8 reales
• 1861-C PV 8 reales
• 1861-C^A 8 reales
• 1861-D^O 8 reales
• 1861-G^O 8 reales
• 1861-H^O 8 reales
• 1861-M^O CH 8 reales
• 1861-M^O TH 8 reales
• 1861-O 8 reales
• 1861-O^A 8 reales
• 1861-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1861-P^I RO 8 reales
• 1861-Z^S 8 reales
• 1861-D^O ½ escudo
• 1861-G^A ½ escudo
• 1861-G^O ½ escudo
• 1861-M^O ½ escudo
• 1861-D^O escudo
• 1861-M^O escudo
• 1861-G^A 2 escudos
• 1861-M^O 2 escudos
• 1861-M^O 4 escudos
• 1861-C 8 escudos
• 1861-D^O 8 escudos
• 1861-G^A 8 escudos
• 1861-G^O 8 escudos
• 1861-O 8 escudos
• 1861-Z^S 8 escudos
• 1862-G^O 4 reales
• 1862-M^O 4 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1861
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