Zacatecas 1812 8 reales KM-192

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 24353

This specimen was lot 24353 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. War of Independence. Zacatecas. 8 Reales, 1812. PCGS VG-10 Secure Holder. Moneda Provisional. VERY SCARCE issue with the draped bust of Ferdinand VII. Crude strike as usual, toned." This type and its cousins (KM 189 thru KM 191) were issued 1810-12. Later, the royalists obtained better equipment and minted Ferdinand VII bust 8 reales (KM 111.5, 1813-22) in large quantity.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-192; Cal-Type 192 #682.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
• 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.

Link to:

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