Mexico 1875-Go FR 8 reales

Heritage sale 3015, lot 25322

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25322 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $632.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 8 Reales 1875Go-FR, MS64 NGC, a choice coin with full mint luster and just a few tiny contact marks." We hasten to assure collectors contemplating this series that this date from the Guanajuato mint normally sells for a fraction of the price realized above. The Guanajuato mint issued this type 1825-97 and most dates are readily available. Overdates 1875/3 and 1875/6 are noted. Assayer FR is listed for 1870-78.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.8.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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