Mexico 1883-Mo M 25 centavos

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Ponterio sale 159, lot 9114
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
Ponterio sale 159, lot 9115
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
from the Big Orange collection
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Mexico City mint. 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. The first specimen was lot 9114 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $230. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. 25 Centavos, 1883/2-MoM. Very scarce overdate. NGC MS-63." The second specimen was lot 9115 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. 25 Centavos, 1883-MoM. Lightly toned. NGC MS-64."

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

Recorded mintage: 108,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.7.

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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