Mexico 1853-Zs OM 4 reales

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is an 1853Z^S-OM 4 reales, one of a type struck at the Zacatecas mint 1830-70. Assayer OM is recorded for 1830-55. Ten mints (Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Potosi, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Real del Catorce, Guadalupe y Calvo, Guadalajara and Culiacan) struck this type of which Zacatecas is tied with Guanajuato as the commonest mint. This date is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .392 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 375.8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

Link to:

• 1852-Z^S 4 reales
• 1853-G^O ¼ real
• 1853-M^O ½ real
• 1853-C real
• 1853-P^I real
• 1853-G^O 2 reales
• 1853-C 8 reales
• 1853-C^A 8 reales
• 1853-D^O 8 reales
• 1853-P^I 8 reales
• 1853-C ½ escudo
• 1853-D^O ½ escudo
• 1853-G^O ½ escudo
• 1853-M^O ½ escudo
• 1853-C escudo
• 1853-G^O escudo
• 1853-Z^S escudo
• 1853-G^O 2 escudos
• 1853-C 8 escudos
• 1853-G^O 8 escudos
• 1854-G^O 4 reales
• 1854-M^O 4 reales
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