Mexico 1870-Go YF 8 reales

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40688
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40688 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $9,988. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 8 Reales, 1870-Go YF. NGC AU-55. VERY RARE 'YF' Assayer 1870 Guanajuato 8 Reales. VERY RARE and one of the finest examples known. Toned." The Guanajuato mint issued this type 1825-97 and most dates are readily available, including the 1870Go-FR. The Guanajuato mint issued no eight reales in 1869, 1871 or 1872.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.8; DP-Go51.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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