Mexico 1884-Ho M 10 centavos
This specimen is a fairly common 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 A is also recorded for the year and is quite a bit scarcer. This specimen was lot 8949 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, “MEXICO. Hermosillo. 10 Centavos, 1884-HoM. NGC MS-64."
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.
- 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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- 1884-CH M 10 centavos
- 1884-GA B 10 centavos
- 1884-GA H 10 centavos
- 1884-HO A 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-AS 50 centavos
- 1884-CHa 50 centavos
- 1884-DO 50 centavos
- 1884-GO 50 centavos
- 1884-MO 50 centavos
- 1884-CA 8 reales
- 1884-GA AH 8 reales
- 1884-GA TB 8 reales
- 1884-GO BR 8 reales
- 1884-GO RR 8 reales
- 1884-MO 8 reales
- 1884-PI 8 reales
- 1884-ZS 8 reales
- 1884-CN peso oro
- 1884-MO peso oro
- 1884-MO 2½ pesos
- 1884-AS 10 pesos
- 1884-MO 20 pesos
- Coins and currency dated 1884
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