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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;giorgio11, post: 2974304, member: 17094&quot;][ATTACH=full]730431[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]730432[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>An early- and a late-date 8 Reales from Guanajuato. The 1839 Go PJ is (under)graded AU55 but has great color, Pop 1 with 3 finer, 1 in AU58 and 2 in MS63. A common date, given the numerous listings available for the issue. There are an overdate 1839/8 and an over assayer P over J varieties known, but this is neither. The PJ is for an unknown assayer who served from 1834–1842. Note the early-style mintmark, with small O inside the G, in contrast to the later coin. Guanajuato made Hookneck-style 8 Reales in 1824 and 1825. Dunigan and Parker write that &quot;in 1830 Guanajuato became the first mint in Mexico to produce its 8 Reales from hubs,&quot; greatly improving the quality of the coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1896-Go RS is an MS63, Pop 4 in this grade with 1 finer, an MS65. Rosendo Sandoval was the assayer, serving through 1900 which would have included the transition from the Cap and Rays 8 Reales to the Cap and Rays (Liberty Cap) 1 Peso coins, which debuted in 1898.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kind regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>George[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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