Mexico 1869-A DL 8 reales

Heritage sale 3064, lot 33478

This specimen was lot 33478 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 8 Reales 1869 A-DL MS62 NGC, Alamos mint. A fully brilliant specimen from this scarce provincial mint. Breast feathers are strong, and luster is seemingly unending." The Alamos mint struck eight reales 1864-95. Many of the early dates are rare but the 1869-A is merely scarce. An 1869/8 overdate is reported. Assayer DL was active 1866-71, 1874-79.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377, DP-As07.

Source:

• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• 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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• 1869-M^O centavo
• 1869-P 5 centavos
• 1869-C ½ real
• 1869-Z^S ½ real
• 1869-C real
• 1869-Z^S real
• 1869-C^A 5 centavos
• 1869-G^O 5 centavos
• 1869-M^O 5 centavos
• 1869-P^I S 5 centavos, value reverse
• 1869-C^A 10 centavos
• 1869-M^O 10 centavos
• 1869/7-P 10 centavos
• 1869/8-P^I S 10 centavos
• 1869-M^O 25 centavos
• 1869-P^I 25 centavos
• 1869-Z^S 2 reales
• 1869-Z^S 4 reales
• 1869-G^O 50 centavos
• 1869-M^O 50 centavos
• 1869-P^I 4 reales
• 1869-O^A silver peso
• 1869-M^O silver peso
• 1869-C 8 reales
• 1869-C^A 8 reales
• 1869-D^O 8 reales
• 1869-G^A JM 8 reales
• 1869-G^A IC 8 reales
• 1869-H^O 8 reales
• 1869-M^O 8 reales
• 1869-O 8 reales
• 1869-P^I 8 reales
• 1869-Z^S 8 reales
• 1869-M^O ½ escudo
• 1869-M^O escudo
• 1869-M^O 2 escudos
• 1869-M^O 4 escudos
• 1869-A 8 escudos
• 1869-C 8 escudos
• 1869-C^A 8 escudos
• 1869-H^O 8 escudos
• 1869-M^O 8 escudos
• 1869-O 8 escudos
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