Colombia 1874/3-M decimo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck at the Medellin mint in 1874, which struck the one décimo denomination this year only. Bogota struck the ten centavos for many years and its product is readily available.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 151.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Restrepo, Jorge Emilio, Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, Medellin, Colombia: Impresiones Rojo, 2006.

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• 1872-B décimo
• 1874 1¼ centavos
• 1874-P ¼ décimo
• 1874-B 2½ centavos
• 1874-M ¼ décimo
• 1874-B 5 centavos
• 1874-M AB ½ décimo
• 1874-B 10 centavos, shield reverse
• 1874-B 10 centavos, cornucopia reverse
• 1874-M 2 decimos
• 1874-B 50 centavos
• 1874-B gold peso
• 1874-B 20 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1874
• return to coins of Colombia