Mexico 1886-Pi LC 8 reales

Ponterio sale 155, lot 6452

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

The specimen shown is an 1886Pi-LC eight reales from the San Luis Potosí mint, which struck the type 1827-93. The San Luis Potosí mint closed in 1893, having struck most of the silver and copper denominations but never issued gold. The SCWC lists assayers LC and MR, both common. This specimen was lot 6452 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $126.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 8 Reales, 1886-LC. Dipped. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED."

Recorded mintage: 3,347,000 (both assayers).

Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.12, DP-Pi76.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• 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, 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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

• 1885-P^I MH 8 reales
• 1885-P^I LC 8 reales
• 1886-A^S 5 centavos
• 1886-CH 5 centavos
• 1886-C^N 5 centavos
• 1886-G^A 5 centavos
• 1886-G^O 5 centavos
• 1886-H^O 5 centavos
• 1886-C^N 10 centavos mule
• 1886-CH 10 centavos
• 1886-D^O 10 centavos
• 1886-G^A 10 centavos
• 1886-G^O 10 centavos
• 1886-H^O 10 centavos
• 1886-M^O 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 10 centavos
• 1886-A 25 centavos
• 1886-CH 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 25 centavos
• 1886-D^O 25 centavos
• 1886-G^O 25 centavos
• 1886-H^O 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 50 centavos
• 1886-G^O 50 centavos
• 1886-M^O 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 50 centavos
• 1886-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1886-A^S 8 reales
• 1886-C^A 8 reales
• 1886-D^O 8 reales
• 1886-G^A 8 reales
• 1886-G^O 8 reales
• 1886-H^O FG 8 reales
• 1886-M^O 8 reales
• 1886-O^A 8 reales
• 1886-P^I MR 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S FZ 8 reales
• 1886-C^N peso oro
• 1886-M^O peso oro
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
• 1887-P^I 8 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1886
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