Mexico 1885-As L 10 pesos

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 654

This specimen was lot 654 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £1,500 (about US$2,232 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Decimal Coinage, 10 pesos, Alamos mint, 1885 L, about uncirculated." Despite the substantial mintage, Alamos is classed as a scarce mint. There is no premium for any date.

Recorded mintage: 4,562.

Specification: 16.92 g, .875 fine gold, .476 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 413, Fr-129.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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• 1884-A^S 10 pesos
• 1885-C^N 10 centavos
• 1885-G^O 10 centavos
• 1885-M^O 10 centavos
• 1885-P^I C 10 centavos
• 1885-P^I H 10 centavos
• 1885-A 25 centavos
• 1885-CH 25 centavos
• 1885-C^N 25 centavos
• 1885-D^O 25 centavos
• 1885-G^O 25 centavos
• 1885-H^O 25 centavos
• 1885-M^O 25 centavos
• 1885-P^I 25 centavos
• 1885-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1885-A^S 50 centavos
• 1885-CH^A 50 centavos
• 1885-M^O 50 centavos
• 1885-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1885-A^S 8 reales
• 1885-C^A 8 reales
• 1885-G^A AH 8 reales
• 1885-G^A JS 8 reales
• 1885-G^O 8 reales
• 1885-M^O 8 reales
• 1885-P^I MH 8 reales
• 1885-P^I LC 8 reales
• 1885-Z^S 8 reales
• 1885-C^N M peso
• 1885-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1885-M^O 20 pesos
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1885
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