I picked up this coin as part of a larger lot today. I usually dont purchase non-US coins but I liked the date and design. Am I correct with what I called this in the title? I am unable to find the mint mark in past sales and it looks like it could be worth $100+ and there are some worth thousands. Any ideas on this one?
Can you get photos of the edge? That would be helpful. The coin looks a little suspicious (looks like a cast). The reverse (side with the hat) at the top, the dendricles at the top are incomplete. Also there are a lot of bronze fakes that are silver plated. The color of this coin looks wrong, and the surface of the coin looks uneven.
Found it and it should be legit. Weighs 27.03g as compared to 27.07g on NGC. Mexico FIRST REPUBLIC 8 Reales 1835 Zs OM Not worth what I was hoping but still an interesting coin. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...km-377.13-1825-1897-cuid-1118386-duid-1423401
That's a really nice cap n rays piece. Typical 1830's Zacatecas with weakly struck central features. This mint is probably the most common from this decade, but still an appealing coin worth around $40 in the raw. Well struck pieces are not common and bring a premium.
An interesting comment about this year/mint from the "Resplandores" reference on this series: "This is the worst year for planchet crudeness and porosity. Even high grade examples look terrible."
