Mexico 1883-Pi H 50 centavos
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Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from San Luis Potosí is somewhat scarce, along with a rare “8/8” repunched date. This specimen was lot 9218 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description[1] noted, “MEXICO. Potosi. 50 Centavos, 1883-PiH. Rare in this high grade. NGC MS-63.”
Specification: 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.
Recorded mintage: 29,000.
Catalog reference: KM 407.7.
- Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
- Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.
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