Mexico 1896-Zs FZ 8 reales

Ponterio sale 155, lot 6471

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This eight reales is one of a series struck 1825-97 at the Zacatecas mint. This date is common in all grades. The first specimen was lot 6471 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $92. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Zacatecas. 8 Reales, 1896-FZ. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED."

Recorded mintage: 4,226,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377.13, DP-Zs82.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• 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.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• 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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• 1896-M^O B 10 centavos
• 1896-M^O M 10 centavos
• 1896-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1896-C^N 8 reales
• 1896-G^O 8 reales
• 1896-M^O AB 8 reales
• 1896-M^O AM 8 reales
• 1896-C^N gold peso
• 1896-G^O gold peso
• 1896-M^O B gold peso
• 1896-M^O M gold peso
• 1896-G^O 20 pesos
• 1896-M^O 20 pesos
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