Mexico 1886-Do MC 8 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of the later dates from the Durango mint. The Durango mint opened in 1811 and closed in 1895. Most of the later dates are plentiful but this specimen is an overdate, 1886/3, which is somewhat scarce. This coin is the plate specimen in the Dunigan-Parker^[1] book. Assayer MC is recorded for 1882-90.

Recorded mintage: 955,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 377.4.

Source:

• ^[1]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.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• 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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• 1886-C^N 50 centavos
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