Mexico 1892-Do ND 8 reales

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Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24206
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This specimen was lot 24206 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1892-Do ND. Durango Mint. PCGS MS-62. Offering some alluring gunmetal gray surfaces, this lustrous and shimmering example presents some darker toning near the peripheries." The Durango mint struck eight reales 1824-95. Assayer ND (Norberto Dominguez, 1892-95) shares this date with assayer JP (J. Miguel Palma, 1890-92). JP is common, ND is scarce.

Recorded mintage: 1,597,000 (including assayer JP).

Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-377.4; DP-Do82.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • 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.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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