Mexico 1895-Mo AB 8 reales

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3782

This specimen was lot 3782 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $59.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AR 8 reales, 1895-Mo, assayer AB, two tiny chopmarks on reverse, EF to About Unc." The Mexico City mint issued large quantities of eight reales 1823-97 and nearly all the dates are common, including this one. Assayer AM is also noted for this year.

Recorded mintage: 10,474,000 (assayers AB and AM).

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

Catalog reference: KM-377.10, DP-Mo82.

Source:

• 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.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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• 1895-C^A 8 reales
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• 1895-Z^S 8 reales
• 1895-C^N gold peso
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