Anyone collect Resplandores?

Dennis88 · January 23, 2014 9:17AM

A huge series, that's for sure. Anyone actually collecting these by date and mintmark?

bidask · January 25, 2014 2:01AM

I collect gem high grade for the type. Also own a couple scare dates ....

olmanjon · January 29, 2014 3:54AM

I give up. What the heck are "resplandores"? Don't ever remember seeing this before.
Olmanjon

TwoKopeiki · January 29, 2014 4:08AM

<< I give up. What the heck are "resplandores"? Don't ever remember seeing this before.
Olmanjon >>

Resplandores; also known as Cap'n'Rays, are Mexico Republic 8 Reales with the radiant cap design. I have meddled in the series, both authentic and counterfeit, in the past, but other than a single Type I 1842 Zacatecas 8R, no longer own any examples.

bronco2078 · January 29, 2014 6:31AM

I buy them raw in circulated grades I like them with chop marks and without but I don't worry about date , mint or initials .

I can't imagine completing a set there are so many.

pruebas · January 29, 2014 6:38AM

<< I collect gem high grade for the type. Also own a couple scare dates .... >>

Same here along with the patterns.

I don't know anyone who collects them by VDAM (Variety Date Assayer Mint) at this time. There used to be several--McCormick, Parker, etc.

Crazy8s · January 29, 2014 11:56AM

I have a complete set of Mo mint, all assayers and dates and have a spattering from the other mints. Eventually I want to obtain a really nice example of a rarity from all 14 mints. They are fascinating coins with a lot of history behind them. I encourage anyone who loves the history aspect of coin collecting to look into all the Mexican 8 reales series coins.

olmanjon · January 30, 2014 3:41AM

Wow! I have 8 of these in my collection and didn't know that was what they were called. Anyone care to explain why they were called this? Thanks in advance,
Olmanjon

MilkmanDan · January 30, 2014 3:59AM

I think it's a nickname for the series, spanish for rays of light (i could be wrong). The main book on these is called Resplandores.

coinkat · January 30, 2014 10:54AM

I like the series-I buy them when the opportunity arises which is not too often. This series heated up afew years back and there seems to be interest. I have no illusion about undertaking the hunt to complete a set.

bidask · January 30, 2014 11:49AM

This is a rare overdate.

pruebas · January 30, 2014 2:59PM

<< This series heated up afew years back and there seems to be interest. >>

This is due to China. The Chinese consider these to be Chinese coins as they circulated in China.

LochNESS · January 30, 2014 7:22PM

<< … Anyone care to explain why they were called this? … >>

The word "resplandor" loosly translates as "blaze" and, according to WordReference.com, refers to "clear light thrown or bounced from the sun or other luminous body." When you reference the design, this makes sense.

Also, check this out: resplandores.us

olmanjon · January 31, 2014 4:09AM

Love this series, but just to much info is needed to be learned to be any kind of an expert collector. Oh well! Will continue to collect them anyway and hope I don't get to burned.

TwoKopeiki · January 31, 2014 4:44AM

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<< … Anyone care to explain why they were called this? … >>

The word "resplandor" loosly translates as "blaze" and, according to WordReference.com, refers to "clear light thrown or bounced from the sun or other luminous body." When you reference the design, this makes sense.

Also, check this out: resplandores.us >>

Didn't know about that site - thanks for the link!

While on the subject, I think I still own www.resplandores.com, www.pillarsandportraits.com and www.8reales.com. Should check when the domain registrations expire since I haven't done anything with those in years.

BidAsk - that's a nice, scarce Cap'n'Ray

olmanjon - if you're interested in the series, i would highly recommend picking up Dunigan and Parker's book. If anything, it would help with not getting a counterfeit, since this is one of the heaviest counterfeited series.

olmanjon · February 2, 2014 1:50AM

Thanks Two K. What is the title of the book? 8 Reales??

olmanjon · February 2, 2014 1:54AM

Die Varieties-Mexico cap and rays 8r. Is this it?
http://exonumismatics.com/mex/Cap-and-Rays.html

olmanjon · February 2, 2014 2:17AM

Found one here-
http://mexicancoincompany.com/?product=resplandores-cap-and-rays-8-reales-of-the-republic-of-mexico-1823-1897-by-mike-dunigan-and-j-b-parker
Is this about the going price? Any chance of finding a used one?

TwoKopeiki · February 2, 2014 5:24AM

$125 seems to be the going price for a new copy. You can keep an eye on amazon / ebay / abebooks for a used one.

Crazy8s · February 2, 2014 6:02AM

Bid Ask
That is a seriously nice example of a very difficult Mo mint Cap and Ray 8 reales to obtain. That would be a trophy coin in any Mexican coin collection and thank you so much for sharing with us. Just beautiful.

bidask · February 2, 2014 11:00AM

<< Bid Ask
That is a seriously nice example of a very difficult Mo mint Cap and Ray 8 reales to obtain. That would be a trophy coin in any Mexican coin collection and thank you so much for sharing with us. Just beautiful. >>

Thanks

Here is a real blazing gem:

LochNESS · February 3, 2014 5:21PM

Holy cow. I can see the cartwheel from my desk chair! Now that's what I call ¡resplandora!

Anyone collect Resplandores?

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