Mexico 1864-Do CP 8 reales

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 428

This specimen was lot 428 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £800 (about US$1,239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic, 8 reales, Durango mint, 1864 CP, normal date, a couple of tiny metal faults, good extremely fine and rare." This date is priced about triple that of 1864-D^O LT.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.785 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.4, DP-Do44b.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• 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.
• Salmeron, Antonio Deana, La Casa de Moneda de Durango, Acuñaciones de Plata, 1824-1895, Puebla, Mexico, 1983.
• 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]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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• 1863-D^O 8 reales
• Sinaloa 1864 1/4 real
• 1864-M centavo
• 1864-G 5 centavos
• 1864-M 5 centavos
• 1864-P 5 centavos
• 1864-G 10 centavos
• 1864-M 10 centavos
• 1864-P 10 centavos
• 1864-D^O ½ real
• 1864-Z^S 2 reales
• 1864-P^I 4 reales
• 1864-Z^S 4 reales
• 1864-A 8 reales
• 1864-C 8 reales
• 1864-C^A 8 reales
• 1864-D^O LT 8 reales
• 1864-H^O FM 8 reales
• 1864-H^O PR 8 reales
• 1864-O 8 reales
• 1864-P^I 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S MO 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S VL 8 reales
• 1864/1-D^O ½ escudo
• 1864-A 8 escudos
• 1864-C 8 escudos
• 1864-D^O 8 escudos
• 1864-H^O 8 escudos
• 1864-O 8 escudos
• 1864-Z^S 8 escudos
• 1865-D^O 8 reales
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