Mexico 1897-Zs FZ 8 reales

Heritage sale 3015, lot 25336

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 25336 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $5,750. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 8 Reales 1897Zs-FZ, MS66 NGC, gorgeous gold and russet toning over full mint bloom - a most handsome example of this last date of the Zacatecas 8 Reales." We hasten to assure collectors contemplating this series that this date from the Zacatecas mint normally sells for a fraction of the price realized above. The Zacatecas mint issued this type 1825-97 and most dates are readily available.

Recorded mintage: 4,877,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377.13.

Source:

• 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.
• 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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