Mexico 1852-Zs OM 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1852Z^S-OM 4 reales, one of a type struck at the Zacatecas mint 1830-70. Assayer OM is recorded for 1830-55. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Zacatecas is tied with Guanajuato as the commonest mint. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.

Link to:

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• 1851-Z^S 4 reales
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• Zacatecas 1852 1/8 real
• 1852-G^A ¼ real
• 1852-G^O ¼ real
• 1852-D^O ½ real
• 1852-G^A ½ real
• 1852-G^O ½ real
• 1852-M^O ½ real
• 1852-P^I ½ real
• 1852-C real
• 1852-Z^S OM real
• 1852-G^O 2 reales
• 1852-C 8 reales
• 1852-D^O CP 8 reales
• 1852-D^O JMR 8 reales
• 1852-GC 8 reales
• 1852-G^O 8 reales
• 1852-P^I 8 reales
• 1852-Z^S 8 reales
• 1852-D^O ½ escudo
• 1852-G^A ½ escudo
• 1852-G^O ½ escudo
• 1852-M^O ½ escudo
• 1852-G^O 4 escudos
• 1852-D^O 8 escudos
• 1852-G^O 8 escudos
• 1853-Z^S 4 reales
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