Mexico 1874-Go FR 8 reales

Ponterio sale 164, lot 2757

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, part of lot 72519

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 2757 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $632.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 8 Reales, 1874/3-GoFR. Light attractive toning. NGC MS-65." The second specimen was part of lot 72519 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. Trio of 8 Reales (3 Pieces), 1856-74. Guanajuato Mint. All PCGS Gold Shield Certified. All Guanajuato Mint. ...3) 1874-Go FR. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, Unc Details. From the Sonoran Sunset Collection." The Guanajuato mint issued this type 1825-97 and most dates are readily available. The overdate 1874/3 is listed as more common than the regular date. Assayer FR is listed for 1870-78.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.8; DP-Go54.

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.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
• 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 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.
• ^[2]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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