4268

Mexican Soap Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Mexican Soap Money
SOLD
200.00USD+ (40.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 13:09UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4268
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Title: Mexican Soap Money
Description: Per Stuart Mosher, The Story of Money, 1936, p. 43, "Small cakes of soap were once legal tender in Mexico. Each cake was stamped with the name of the town where it was issued, and also with the name of the person who was authorized by law to manufacture it as a circulation medium." Worth 1/8 real. This example obtained by Howard Gibbs in the 1930s. See Opitz, p. 311 (this example illustrated, second from bottom). Extremely rare.
Low Estimate: 500
High Estimate: 1200
Pedigree Collection: Ex Schulman Coin & Mint, Inc. Eduard Kann Collection auction, June 18-20, 1971, Lot 1275 (part), ex Howard Gibbs consignment.