Mexico 1853-C CE 8 reales

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Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 404

This specimen was lot 404 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £420 (about US$651 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic, 8 reales, Culiacán mint, 1853 CE, with Sonora cap, variety with error legend reading republica mexigana, weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine." Assayer CE is noted for CE for 1846-70, perhaps the longest term of office for any assayer in the republican mints. While the overdates 1853/0 and 1853/2/0 are noted for the year, this "REPUBLICA MEXIGANA" error is famous.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.785 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 377.3, DP-Cn08c.

Source:

  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
  • 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.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.
  • [1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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