Mexico 1889-Zs FZ 8 reales

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11235

This specimen was lot 11235 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $405. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1889-ZsFZ. PCGS MS-64 Secure Holder." This date is common in all grades. The Zacatecas mint closed in 1905.

Recorded mintage: 4,344,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.13; D&P-Zs75.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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• 1889-G^A centavo
• 1889-M^O centavo
• 1889-A^S 5 centavos
• 1889-C^A 5 centavos
• 1889-C^N 5 centavos
• 1889-D^O 5 centavos
• 1889-G^A 5 centavos
• 1889-G^O 5 centavos
• 1889-H^O 5 centavos
• 1889-M^O 5 centavos
• 1889-P^I 5 centavos
• 1889-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1889-C^A 10 centavos
• 1889-C^N 10 centavos
• 1889-D^O 10 centavos
• 1889-G^A 10 centavos
• 1889-G^O 10 centavos
• 1889-H^O 10 centavos
• 1889-M^O 10 centavos
• 1889-O^A 10 centavos
• 1889-P^I 10 centavos
• 1889-A^S 25 centavos
• 1889-C^A 25 centavos
• 1889-C^N 25 centavos
• 1889-D^O 25 centavos
• 1889-G^A 25 centavos
• 1889-G^O 25 centavos
• 1889-H^O 25 centavos
• 1889-M^O 25 centavos
• 1889-P^I 25 centavos
• 1889-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1889-A^S 8 reales
• 1889-C^A 8 reales
• 1889-C^N 8 reales
• 1889-G^A 8 reales
• 1889-G^O 8 reales
• 1889-H^O 8 reales
• 1889-M^O 8 reales
• 1889-O^A 8 reales
• 1889-P^I 8 reales
• 1889-C^A gold peso
• 1889-M^O gold peso
• 1889-Z^S gold peso
• 1889-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1889-Z^S 2½ pesos
• 1889-M^O 5 pesos
• 1889-Z^S 5 pesos
• 1889-A^S 10 pesos
• 1889-M^O 10 pesos
• 1889-M^O 20 pesos
• 1890-Z^S 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1889
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