Mexico 1886-As ML 8 reales

Ponterio sale 155, lot 6197

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 6197 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $172.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 8 Reales, 1886-ML. Nice strike, dark toned. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED." The Alamos mint struck eight reales 1864-95. Many of the early dates are rare but this one is common in all grades. An overdate, 1886/0, is noted for the year.

Recorded mintage: 857,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377, DP-As26.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

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• 1885-A^S 8 reales
• 1886-M^O centavo
• 1886-A^S 5 centavos
• 1886-CH 5 centavos
• 1886-C^N 5 centavos
• 1886-G^A 5 centavos
• 1886-G^O 5 centavos
• 1886-H^O 5 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 5 centavos
• 1886-Z^S S 5 centavos
• 1886-Z^S Z 5 centavos
• 1886-A^S 10 centavos
• 1886-CH 10 centavos
• 1886-C^N 10 centavos
• 1886-D^O 10 centavos
• 1886-G^A 10 centavos
• 1886-G^O 10 centavos
• 1886-H^O G 10 centavos
• 1886-H^O M 10 centavos
• 1886-M^O 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 10 centavos
• 1886-Z^S S 10 centavos
• 1886-Z^S Z 10 centavos
• 1886-A 25 centavos
• 1886-CH 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 25 centavos
• 1886-D^O 25 centavos
• 1886-G^O 25 centavos
• 1886-H^O 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 25 centavos
• 1886-Z^S S 25 centavos
• 1886-Z^S Z 25 centavos
• 1886-CH^A 50 centavos
• 1886-C^N 50 centavos
• 1886-D^O 50 centavos
• 1886-G^O 50 centavos
• 1886-M^O 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 50 centavos
• 1886-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1886-C^A 8 reales
• 1886-C^N 8 reales
• 1886-D^O 8 reales
• 1886-G^A 8 reales
• 1886-G^O 8 reales
• 1886-H^O 8 reales
• 1886-M^O 8 reales
• 1886-O^A 8 reales
• 1886-P^I LC 8 reales
• 1886-P^I MR 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S FZ 8 reales
• 1886-C^N gold peso
• 1886-M^O gold peso
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
• 1887-A^S 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1886
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