Mexico 1867-Mo peso

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

This 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.

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• 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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