Mexico 1878-Go SM 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24212
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This specimen was lot 24212 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1878-Go SM. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS MS-61. A delightful Mint State specimen presenting steely gray surfaces that are set ablaze with radiating luster." This date from Guanajuato is common along with the 1878/7 overdate. Assayer SM (1878-79) shares this date with assayer FR (1870-78).

Recorded mintage: 2,273,000 (including assayer FR).

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-377.8; DP-Go58.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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