Mexico 1883-CH M 25 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9053

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

from the Big Orange collection

from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a slightly scarce date of a series struck 1871-89 at the Chihuahua mint, which closed in 1895. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9053 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Chihuahua. 25 Centavos, 1883-CHM. Nice strike, light attractive toning. NGC MS-63."

Specification: 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.1.

Source:

• 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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• 1883-G^A 25 centavos
• 1883-G^O 25 centavos
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• 1883-M^O 25 centavos
• 1883-P^I 25 centavos
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• 1883-C^N 50 centavos
• 1883-G^O 50 centavos
• 1883-M^O 50 centavos
• 1883-P^I 50 centavos
• 1883-C^A 8 reales
• 1883-C^N 8 reales
• 1883-D^O 8 reales
• 1883-G^A 8 reales
• 1883-G^O BR 8 reales
• 1883-G^O SB 8 reales
• 1883-H^O JA 8 reales
• 1883-H^O FM 8 reales
• 1883-M^O 8 reales
• 1883-Z^S 8 reales
• 1883-C^N peso oro
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