Mexico 1884-Ho A 10 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8948

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is a scarce date of a series struck 1874-93 at the Hermosillo mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. Assayer M is also recorded for the year and is quite a bit more available. This specimen was lot 8948 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $138. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Hermosillo. 10 Centavos, 1884-HoA. Scarce date. Sharply struck. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."

Specification: 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 403.6.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[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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• 1884-CH M 10 centavos
• 1884-G^A B 10 centavos
• 1884-G^A H 10 centavos
• 1884-H^O M 10 centavos
• 1884-M^O M 10 centavos
• 1884-A 25 centavos
• 1884-C^N 25 centavos
• 1884-D^O 25 centavos
• 1884-G^O 25 centavos
• 1884-H^O 25 centavos
• 1884-G^A 25 centavos
• 1884-M^O 25 centavos
• 1884-P^I 25 centavos
• 1884-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1884-CHa 50 centavos
• 1884-D^O 50 centavos
• 1884-G^O 50 centavos
• 1884-M^O 50 centavos
• 1884-G^A AH 8 reales
• 1884-G^A TB 8 reales
• 1884-C^N peso oro
• 1884-M^O peso oro
• 1884-A^S 10 pesos
• 1884-M^O 20 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1884
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905