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

AboutRareCoins · October 27, 2007 2:20PM

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

TwoKopeiki · October 27, 2007 11:53PM

This guy?

a039 · October 27, 2007 11:54PM

Is the PI the San Luis Potosi mint mark?

TwoKopeiki · October 27, 2007 11:55PM

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?

AboutRareCoins · October 28, 2007 5:26AM

I am refering to the AM assayer.
Mike

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

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