Mexico 1867-Mo peso

Stack's Bowers February 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74741

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 74741 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1867-Mo. Mexico City Mint. Maximilian. PCGS MS-61. A well struck Crown from a popular and short-lived series, with mottled dark metallic to gray toning." The Mexico City mint produced this peso in 1866-67 and its issue is common; the Potosi mint issue is scarce and the Guanajuato issue is rare, especially in nice condition.

Recorded mintage: 1,238,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-388.1.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• 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.
• 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1866-G^O peso, Maximilian
• 1866-M^O peso, Maximilian
• 1866-P^I peso, Maximilian
• San Luis Potosi 1867 1/4 real
• 1867-G^O ½ real
• 1867-M^O "cap and ray" 5 centavos
• 1867-M^O "cap and ray" 10 centavos
• 1867-H^O real
• 1867-H^O 2 reales
• 1867-M^O 2 reales
• 1867-H^O 4 reales
• 1867-M^O 4 reales
• 1867-A 8 reales
• 1867-C^A 8 reales
• 1867-C 8 reales
• 1867-D^O 8 reales
• 1867-G^A 8 reales
• 1867-G^O 8 reales
• 1867-H^O 8 reales
• 1867-M^O 8 reales
• 1867-O 8 reales
• 1867-P^I CA 8 reales
• 1867-P^I LR 8 reales
• 1867-P^I PS 8 reales
• 1867-Z^S 8 reales
• 1867-C ½ escudo
• 1867-C 8 escudos
• 1867-D^O 8 escudos
• 1867-G^O 8 escudos
• 1867-H^O 8 escudos
• 1867-M^O 8 escudos
• 1867-O 8 escudos
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