Mexico 1884-Ho A 10 centavos
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.
- 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-GA B 10 centavos
- 1884-GA H 10 centavos
- 1884-HO M 10 centavos
- 1884-MO M 10 centavos
- 1884-A 25 centavos
- 1884-CN 25 centavos
- 1884-DO 25 centavos
- 1884-GO 25 centavos
- 1884-HO 25 centavos
- 1884-GA 25 centavos
- 1884-MO 25 centavos
- 1884-PI 25 centavos
- 1884-ZS 25 centavos
- 1884-CHa 50 centavos
- 1884-DO 50 centavos
- 1884-GO 50 centavos
- 1884-MO 50 centavos
- 1884-GA AH 8 reales
- 1884-GA TB 8 reales
- 1884-CN peso oro
- 1884-MO peso oro
- 1884-AS 10 pesos
- 1884-MO 20 pesos
- Coins and currency dated 1884
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