Mexico Oaxaca 8 Reales (Fakes are possible) 1812
During the Mexican War of Independence, emergency coinage was cast in an Oaxaca blacksmith's shop in an attempt to ward off the insurgents and remain loyal to Spain. It did not work. The Royalists in Oaxaca surrendered soon thereafter. What remains for coin collectors is a very rare cast coin, as shown in the picture.
The pictured coin comes from a Goldberg auction in 2008 where it sold for $20000 US dollars. The Goldberg coin is in amazing condition. The Standard Catalog of World Coins does not even attempt to place a value on coins in this beautiful, well-preserved condition, but reports only:
GENUINE OAXACA 8 REALES (see below for fake)
worn: $1500 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $6000
As always, CoinQuest is grateful to Larry and Ira Goldberg for letting us use the image of this amazing coin.
There is a well-known fake of this coin. It is worth a few dollars.
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Coin: 13927, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201302, Last review: 201902
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1812, filter: 1812 to 1812
Image: mexico_oaxaca_8_reales_1812.jpg
Tags: escutcheon stemming encircled bloomed provedendo mexican shiled province symbol beading period circal fake stem leis lilly periods rings oaxaca symbal crests fleur providendo forges mexicano sextvx symbels flour mexicanos sixty crest mexio blossom lis flur insignia providencia chevrons forge bouquet petels sextvs tigers cruciform lion numbers reales forgery circling flowers petal orchid arm encircles petals crossing circel number encircle shields sextus ringed circumference beaded encircling fler tiger simbol mexicana flower coats ring fakes lions replicas forger trefoil counterfeit point symbols circles loop repro circumscribed mex circumscibed maltese dots circuit chevron six coat beads replica crosses symbles lises logo lily points bud provincial providentia arms circlet circle pedals trefoils 7th lilys creast prov mexico counterfiet counterfet floer fluer crossed cougar sixth sheild pearl fleures reproduction lei numbering loops floral bead pearls maltise reale simble dogwood circular criss incircled crested real sixtus lisse numbered stems dot cross circled counterfeits flowery shield escucheon fleurs dotted orcid shild reproductions
