Mexico 1878/7-Zs S/A 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1878/7-ZsS 5 pesos gold piece, of a type struck at Zacatecas 1874-1892. The type is also recorded from Culiacan, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Chihuahua, Hermosillo and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The variety shown here, with the overdate (1878/7) and overassayer (S/A), is the only one listed for the date, considered only a slightly scarce date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.46 g, 0.875 fine gold, .238 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 412.7.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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• 1878-Z^S centavo
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• 1878-M^O 5 centavos
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• 1878-H^O 10 centavos
• 1878-M^O 10 centavos
• 1878-P^I 10 centavos
• 1878-A 25 centavos
• 1878-C^N 25 centavos
• 1878-D^O B 25 centavos
• 1878-D^O E 25 centavos
• 1878-G^O 25 centavos
• 1878-H^O 25 centavos
• 1878-M^O 25 centavos
• 1878-P^I 25 centavos
• 1878-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1878-A^S 50 centavos
• 1878-C^N D 50 centavos
• 1878-C^N G 50 centavos
• 1878-D^O 50 centavos
• 1878-Z^S 50 centavos
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• 1878-C^N CG 8 reales
• 1878-C^N JD 8 reales
• 1878-D^O PE 8 reales
• 1878-D^O TB 8 reales
• 1878-G^A 8 reales
• 1878-G^O FR 8 reales
• 1878-G^O SM 8 reales
• 1878-H^O 8 reales
• 1878-M^O 8 reales
• 1878-O^A 8 reales
• 1878-P^I 8 reales
• 1878-Z^S 8 reales
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• 1878-M^O peso oro
• 1878-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1878-Z^S gold peso
• 1878-D^O 5 pesos
• 1878-M^O 5 pesos
• 1878-D^O 10 pesos
• 1878-C^N 20 pesos
• 1878-M^O 20 pesos
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