Mexico 1864-Zs VL 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This four reales is one of a series struck 1830-70 at the Zacatecas mint. This date is common. Assayer VL is recorded for 1859-64. The only other four reales for 1864 is a very rare issue of San Luis Potosí. Doubtless production was disrupted by the chaos of the French intervention of 1862-67.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

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

Catalog reference: KM 375.9.

Source:

• 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:

• 1863-Z^S 4 reales
• Sinaloa 1864 1/4 real
• 1864-M centavo
• 1864-G 5 centavos
• 1864-M 5 centavos
• 1864-P 5 centavos
• 1864-G 10 centavos
• 1864-M 10 centavos
• 1864-P 10 centavos
• 1864-D^O ½ real
• 1864-Z^S 2 reales
• 1864-P^I 4 reales
• 1864-A 8 reales
• 1864-C 8 reales
• 1864-C^A 8 reales
• 1864-D^O CP 8 reales
• 1864-D^O LT 8 reales
• 1864-H^O FM 8 reales
• 1864-H^O PR 8 reales
• 1864-O 8 reales
• 1864-P^I 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S MO 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S VL 8 reales
• 1864/1-D^O LT/CP ½ escudo
• 1864-A 8 escudos
• 1864-C 8 escudos
• 1864-D^O 8 escudos
• 1864-H^O 8 escudos
• 1864-O 8 escudos
• 1864-Z^S 8 escudos
• Coins and currency dated 1864
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