Mexico 1810-Mo TH 8 reales

Aureo sale 238, lot 372

This specimen was lot 372 in Aureo & Calicó sale 238 (Barcelona, November 2011), where it sold for 170 euro (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1810. México. TH. 8 reales. Busto imaginario. Plata ligeramente agria. Rayitas en reverso. Escasa. (MBC+). (eight reales of 1810, Mexico City mint, imaginary bust. Planchet flaws, reverse scratch, scarce, very fine plus.)"

Assayer TH appears in 1803-10 and HJ for 1809-14. This type is common altho TH is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 grams, .896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Cal. 541, KM 110.

Sources:

• Harris, Robert P., Pillars & Portraits, San José, CA: Bonanza Press, 1968.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Colleción Leunda, Barcelona: Aureo & Calicó Subastas Numismáticas, 2011.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1809 HJ 8 reales
• 1809 TH 8 reales
• Chile 1810-So FJ 8 reales
• Guatemala 1810-NG M 8 reales
• 1810 ¼ real
• 1810 ½ real
• 1810 real
• 1810 2 reales
• 1810 4 reales
• Zacatecas 1810 8 reales
• 1810 4 escudos
• Peru 1810-L JP 8 reales
• 1810 HJ 8 reales
• c.1810-Ca 8 reales
• 1811 8 reales imaginary bust
• Coins and currency dated 1810
• return to Mexican colonial coinage, 1536-1822