Mexico 1869-C CE 8 reales

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This is an example of an 8 reales minted at the Culiacan mint, assayers C and E. The CE assayer combination ran from 1846-1870. Many of the coins from this year were sent to China as trade dollars.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.3, DP-Cn26.

Source:

• 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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• 1868-O 8 reales
• 1868-Mo 8 escudos
• 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-A 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
• 1870-C 8 reales
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