Mexico 1886-Ca MM 8 reales

Heritage sale 3015, lot 25309

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25309 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 8 Reales 1886Ca-MM, MS65 NGC, gorgeous surfaces with full mint brilliance highly attractive toning." We hasten to assure collectors contemplating this series that this date from the Chihuahua mint normally sells for a fraction of the price realized above. The Chihuahua mint issued this type 1831-95 and most dates after 1868 are readily available.

Recorded mintage: 2,483,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377.2.

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.
• Salmeron, Antonio Deana, La Casa de Moneda de Chihuahua y sus Labraciones de Plata, Puebla, Mexico, 1989.
• Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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• 1885-C^A 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-C^N 10 centavos mule
• 1886-CH 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-A^S 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 FG 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 peso oro
• 1886-M^O peso oro
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
• 1887-C^A 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1886
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