Mexico 1872-Do Pt peso

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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Shown is a balance scale peso, of a type struck 1869-1873. It was not a success in the export market, the destination for most of Mexico's silver, so the type was discontinued in 1873 in favor of the resumption of the "cap and ray" eight reales.

This issue from Durango is among the rare dates. The variety shown here, with assayer "Pt" instead of the usual "P", is among the keys of the type. Other mints include Culiacan (scarce), Oaxaca (scarce), Mexico City (common), Chihuahua (scarce), Guadalajara (rare), Guanajuato (common), Zacatecas (common) and Potosi (scarce).

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

Recorded mintage: 296,000 (assayer "P" and "Pt").

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.

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