Mexico 1896-Mo AM 8 reales

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 43598

This specimen was lot 43598 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1896-Mo AM. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-64 PL. Good strike, proof like and brilliant." The Mexico City mint issued large quantities of eight reales 1823-97 and nearly all the dates are common, including this one. Assayer AB is also noted for this year.

Recorded mintage: 9,327,000 (assayers AB and AM).

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.10; DP-Mo84.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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