In 1759 there was one type of 8 Reales issued by the Mexico City Mint, the 1759 MM.

In reference books it is designated as Gilboy M-8-35, Elizondo #46, Olivia/Chaves Sanchez #624, and Calbeto #778.

Quality control with respect to weight and silver purity was the responsibility of the Assayers.  The practice at the mint was to identify the assayers by placing the senior assayer’s initial above that of the junior assayer, using the initial of what we call “the first name” in the United States of America. Manuel de Leon (1733-63) was the senior assayer and Manuel Assorin (1754-70) was the junior assayer.  This ordering is not apparent with two Manuel’s.

 

Mexico City 8 Reales from the beginning of Milled coinage in 1732 through 1771 were 91.7% pure silver and had an official average weight of 27.0674 grams.

 

PCGS grades this coin as an AU (cleaned).

 

Photography:

 

The physical appearance of a coin will differ depending on the type and intensity of the light under which we view the coin.  I use a 100 watt incandescent light bulb at a distance of about 1 foot.

Sales Information

DOMESTIC SALES - FREE SHIPPING. 

Tracking Numbers:  I will post a tracking number after I ship to you.

 INTERNATIONAL SALES 

I am now currently making international sales. 

As I understand it, if you can see my listing, you can buy it from outside the USA.  My shipping it to Kentucky is free to you.  The part about getting your coin from Kentucky to you has all been worked out by Global Shipping.  Supposedly, you can see your mailing costs, etc.

 

Payment

I would appreciate your paying me in a timely fashion after the close of the sale.

Other Information

My shipment to you:  The 8^th largest city in the USA no longer has a Post Office open after 5:00PM Monday through Friday. My mail route is “a training route” so I no longer have any idea who is going to be delivering my mail, or at what time of day.  I am not going to leave a $100-$1,000 coin outside to be picked up by “whomever”.  Given all of this, if you win and pay for a coin this morning, it probably won’t be put in the mail this afternoon.  They are taken to the Post Office to be mailed.

Returns:  This is a collector coin and not just some chunk of silver bullion.  If you do not feel that this coin is “right for you” after you have examined it, send an email letting me know it is coming back to me.  Return shipping cost is at the buyer’s expense.  Return it at your convenience, preferably within 14 days. The shipping to you is at my expense for domestic shipping. 

This is an old collector’s coin, and you and I both know, as coin collectors, sometimes a coin that looks good from photos does not measure up to our expectations.  After you have looked at it, if you decide that it is “not for you”, just let me know that you will be sending it back so that I will know to expect it.  I have other old 8 Reales.  If for some reason you don’t feel satisfied with this coin, that doesn’t mean you won’t be happy with the next one you win.

Please read everything I have stated to you about this coin, if I have made any specific comments about it.  If there is something of interest to you about the coin that I did not explain to you in this listing, send an email.