Mexico 1871-Do P peso

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 34453

This specimen was lot 34453 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1871-Do P. Durango Mint. NGC MS-63. A RARER date, especially when offered in this condition, this entrancingly choice example from Durango is fully struck and provides an overall attractive deep bluish hue, with brighter patches of golden color interspersed. A few marks and a touch of friction is observed, but nothing at all to discount the beauty of this specimen." This issue from Durango is among the scarce dates. Other mints include Guanajuato (common), Oaxaca (scarce), Mexico City (common), Chihuahua (scarce), Guadalajara (rare), Culiacan (scarce), Zacatecas (common) and Potosi (scarce).

Recorded mintage: 427,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-408.2.

Source:

• 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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