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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.  
 
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''Specification:'' 27.07 grams, .896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM-201.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-201.  
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* [[Mexico 1811 2 reales KM-A286|(1811) "VTIL" c/m on a Zacatecas LVO 2 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1811 2 reales KM-A286|(1811) "VTIL" c/m on a Zacatecas LVO 2 reales]]
 
* [[Oaxaca 1811 2 reales]]
 
* [[Oaxaca 1811 2 reales]]
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* [[Catorce 1811 8 reales]]
 
* [[Nueva Viscaya 1811 8 reales]]
 
* [[Nueva Viscaya 1811 8 reales]]
 
* [[Zacatecas 1811 2 reales KM 186|Zacatecas "LVO" 1811 2 reales, date inverted]]
 
* [[Zacatecas 1811 2 reales KM 186|Zacatecas "LVO" 1811 2 reales, date inverted]]
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* [[Mexico (1811-15) 8 reales KM-265.1|(1811-15) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Charles IV 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico (1811-15) 8 reales KM-265.1|(1811-15) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Charles IV 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico (1811-14) 8 reales KM-265.5|(1811-14) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Supreme National Congress 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico (1811-14) 8 reales KM-265.5|(1811-14) Morelos c/m on a cast silver Supreme National Congress 8 reales]]
* [[Sombrerete 1811 8 reales KM-176]]
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* [[Sombrerete 1811 8 reales KM-176|Sombrerete 1811 8 reales, small "VARGAS"]]
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* [[Sombrerete 1811 8 reales KM-177|Sombrerete 1811 8 reales, large "VARGAS"]]
 
* [[Zitacuaro 1811 8 reales]]
 
* [[Zitacuaro 1811 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1811-Mo HJ 8 reales KM 110|1811-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales, imaginary bust]]
 
* [[Mexico 1811-Mo HJ 8 reales KM 110|1811-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales, imaginary bust]]

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 11138
Mexico 1811MVA 8 reales rev Ponterio 169-11138.jpg

This specimen was lot 11138 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $1092. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. War of Independence MVA/1811. 8 Reales, 1811. MVA/1811 countermark on a cast silver 1809-MoHJ 8 Reales (KM-110). Typical crude manufacture. Toned. Both host coin and countermark VERY FINE." The Monclova countermark is known on several different cast eight reales produced during the War of Independence. Most are dated 1812 and all are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 27.07 grams, 0.896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-201.

Sources:

  • Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
  • 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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