Chilpancingo 1914 10 centavos

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 30132
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This specimen was lot 30132 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guerrero. Chilpancingo. Cast Silver 10 Centavos, 1914. NGC Genuine. This charmingly crude issues displays rich slate patina with brighter coloration atop the devices. The surfaces retain much of their naturally rough surface texture with signs of handling primarily contained to the high points. A handsome representative of the type with a good look." Chilpancingo, the capital of the state of Guerrero, was one of the headquarters of the Zapatistas. A cast silver twenty centavos (KM 664) also exists. The SCWC notes that this issue was heavily counterfeited.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.52 g, cast silver, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-663; GB-180.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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