Mexico 1875-Ca MM 8 reales

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This example is an eight reales from the Chihuahua mint, assayers M and M. The MM assayer combination ran from 1868 to 1895. Many of the coins minted this year were sent to China as trade dollars.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.2, DP-Ca51.

Source:

• 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.
• Salmeron, Antonio Deana, La Casa de Moneda de Chihuahua y sus Labraciones de Plata, Puebla, Mexico, 1989.
• 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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• 1875-G^A centavo
• 1875-H^O centavo
• 1875-M^O centavo
• 1875-Z^S centavo
• 1875-A^S 5 centavos
• 1875-G^O 5 centavos
• 1875-P^I 5 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1875-A^S 10 centavos
• 1875-G^O 10 centavos
• 1875-M^O 10 centavos
• 1875-P^I 10 centavos
• 1875-A 25 centavos
• 1875-C^N 25 centavos
• 1875-G^O 25 centavos
• 1875-H^O 25 centavos
• 1875-M^O 25 centavos
• 1875-P^I 25 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1875-A^S 50 centavos
• 1875-C^N 50 centavos
• 1875-D^O H 50 centavos
• 1875-D^O M 50 centavos
• 1875-M^O 50 centavos
• 1875-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1875-A^S 8 reales
• 1875-G^A IC 8 reales
• 1875-G^A MC 8 reales
• 1875-G^O 8 reales
• 1875-H^O 8 reales
• 1875-M^O 8 reales
• 1875-O^A 8 reales
• 1875-Z^S 8 reales
• 1875-M^O pesos oro
• 1875-Z^S A peso oro
• 1875-Z^S 2½ pesos
• 1875-C^N 5 pesos
• 1875-D^O 10 pesos
• 1875-G^O 20 pesos
• 1875-H^O 20 pesos
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