Mexico 1867-Pi PS 8 reales

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Ponterio sale 155, lot 6449
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

The specimen shown is an 1867Pi-PS eight reales from the San Luis Potosí mint, which struck the type 1827-93. The San Luis Potosí mint closed in 1895, having struck most of the silver and copper denominations but never issued gold. The SCWC lists three assayers (CA, LR and PS) and an overassayer PS/CA, shown here. All are scarce to rare. This specimen was lot 6449 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $431.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 8 Reales, 1867-PS/CA. EXTREMELY RARE variety. FINE." This specimen was offered again as lot 1259 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $780.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377.12, DP-Pi55.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
  • Dunigan, Mike, and J. B. Parker, Resplandores: Cap and Ray 8 Reales of The Republic of Mexico, 1823-1897, Beverly Hills, CA: Superior Stamp & Coin, 1997.
  • 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.

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