Mexico 1833-Mo ML 8 reales
The first specimen is an 1833-MoLM 8 reales, one of a type struck 1825-97. It was lot 6372 in Ponterio sale 154 (Baltimore, June 2010) where it sold for $1,092.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 8 Reales, 1833-MoML. RARE date. One small edge bump. Attractive. EXTREMELY FINE."
The second specimen was lot 6383 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $920. The catalog description[2] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. 8 Reales, 1833-ML. RARE. Weakly struck in the centers as usual. Toned EXTREMELY FINE." Assayer ML is recorded at the Mexico City mint for 1833-42. The mintage is not recorded but the date is rare compared to the common 1833-MoMJ. The Mexico City mint opened in 1535 and is still in operation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.07 g, .903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 377.10, DP Mo13.
- 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.
- Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 154: The June 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
- [2]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
- 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.
- Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
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