Mexico 1856-Ca RG 8 reales

Ponterio sale 155, lot 6207

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 395

Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 51252

The first specimen was lot 6207 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $805. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Chihuahua. 8 Reales, 1856 (5/4)-RG. Exceptional grade for the very scarce date. Slightly weak strike. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED." The second specimen was lot 395 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £1,600 (about US$2,478 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted, "Republic, 8 reales, Chihuahua mint, 1856 RG, 5 of date over 4, (DP-Ca27), minor striking faults, about uncirculated, lightly toned." The third specimen was lot 51252 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description^[3] noted,

"MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1856-Ca RG (5/4). Chihuahua Mint. NGC MS-63+. The finest graded at NGC. A lustrous coin with prooflike fields in the protected areas, the result of extensive die polishing. Several die cracks along with a bold die clash on the eagle side. Our first offering of this date since November 2010 (Ponterio sale 155, lot 6207). All known examples have the 5/4 overdate, the result of an obverse hub recycled from the 1840's."

The Chihuahua mint struck eight reales 1831-95. Many of the early dates are rare but this one is still quite scarce. The SCWC lists no normal date but notes that the 1856/46 shown here is more available than the 1856/5.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW, the second specimen 27.05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 377.2, DP-Ca27.

Source:

• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
• ^[2]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.
• ^[3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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