PCGS Around the World: Earliest-Known Dated Host San Bu

PCGS_SocialMedia

With the opening of Yokohama for trade, merchants who brought with them the most common trade coin of the time, the Mexican 8 Reales, would be able to use such coins for commerce after these coins were stamped at the customs house. These coins were uniformly stamped in the rays above the cap of the Mexico 8 Reales with the characters “定三分改” or “Approval,” “3 Bu,” and “Exchange.”

In a recent submission to the PCGS office in Hong Kong two examples of these rare coins were submitted for certification. One of these examples was a Mexico Zacatecas 1845 8 Reales. Before this piece, the earliest-known date for these issues was an 1849 Guanajuato Mint example. Prior to this example being noted, the earliest Zacatecas Mint example was on an 1856-dated host.

Full article: https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-around-the-world-earliest-known-dated-host-san-bu

Want our top articles delivered to your e-mail inbox bi-weekly? Join our e-newsletter here: https://www.pcgs.com/newsletter