1805 TH 8 Reales
Carolus IIII
Although
there was only one type of coin minted, it is separated into “Narrow Date” and
“Wide Date” categories.
If
you have seen several examples of this coin, there is a date width variation that
appears greater than other coins in this series. I have found different distances that the
date covers on this coin. What, exactly,
constitutes a “wide date” or a “narrow date” in measureable distance terms, is
unknown to me.
For
the Portrait 8 Reales the practice at the mint was to identify the assayers by
placing the senior assayer’s initial first and the junior assayer’s initial
second when going around the coin clockwise using the initial of what we call
“the first name” in the United States of America.
Tomas
Butron Miranda was an assayer from 1801 into 1810 and Henrique Buenaventura
Azorin from 1803 into 1814.
In
1805 the initials TH refer to these 2 assayers.
Mexico
City 8 Reales from 1791 issued under Carolus IIII through the armored bust
series ending in 1811 issued under Ferdinand VII were 89.6% pure silver.
NGC
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 8th 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 $50-$500 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 we
can’t get you to 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.
I want you to be satisfied
with what you get.
I want to build a positive
business relationship with you, not just “get a sale”.