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Anyone interested in talking about a Mexican 1849 8 Real San Luis Potosi Mint?

AboutRareCoinsAboutRareCoins Posts: 443 ✭
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If you are let me know, cause I'm trying to ascertain the true rariity of the coin.
Thanks
Mike
Mike

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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This guy?

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    8 Reales Madness Collection
  • a039a039 Posts: 1,546 ✭
    Is the PI the San Luis Potosi mint mark?
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I just acquired it, I did some background research on it and came up with the following: The 1849 Pi was made with three assayer initial pairs. One of the pairs (MC) was included in one of the hoards of high grade 8Rs discovered a couple decades ago. That skews the average condition for that particular assayer. The one with the PS assayer is normally a low grade coin with examples above VF being (according to Dunigan) NON-EXISTENT. The AM initials - I have no information about, but Dunigan calls it rare.

    Which one do you have?

    8 Reales Madness Collection
  • AboutRareCoinsAboutRareCoins Posts: 443 ✭
    I am refering to the AM assayer.
    Mike
    Mike

    About Rare Coins
    12562-B Central Ave
    Chino, CA 91710
    mike@gemcoins.net
    www.gemcoins.net
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