Mexico 1869-Mo C 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a better date of a series struck 1869-97 at the Mexico City 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.

Recorded mintage: 30,000 including an 1869/8.

Specification: 2.707 g, 0.903 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, .078 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 403.7.

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.

Link to:

• 1868-M^O 10 centavos pattern
• 1869-M^O centavo
• 1869-P 5 centavos
• 1869-C^A 5 centavos
• 1869-G^O 5 centavos
• 1869-M^O 5 centavos
• 1869-P^I S 5 centavos, value reverse
• 1869-C ½ real
• 1869-Z^S ½ real
• 1869-C real
• 1869-Z^S real
• 1869-C^A 10 centavos
• 1869-G^O 10 centavos
• 1869/7-P 10 centavos
• 1869/8-P^I S 10 centavos
• 1869-M^O 25 centavos
• 1869-P^I 25 centavos
• 1869-Z^S 2 reales
• 1869-Z^S 4 reales
• 1869-G^O 50 centavos
• 1869-M^O 50 centavos
• 1869-P^I 4 reales
• 1869-O^A silver peso
• 1869-M^O silver peso
• 1869-A 8 reales
• 1869-C 8 reales
• 1869-C^A 8 reales
• 1869-D^O 8 reales
• 1869-G^A JM 8 reales
• 1869-G^A IC 8 reales
• 1869-H^O 8 reales
• 1869-M^O 8 reales
• 1869-O 8 reales
• 1869-P^I 8 reales
• 1869-Z^S 8 reales
• 1869-M^O ½ escudo
• 1869-M^O escudo
• 1869-M^O 2 escudos
• 1869-M^O 4 escudos
• 1869-A 8 escudos
• 1869-C 8 escudos
• 1869-C^A 8 escudos
• 1869-H^O 8 escudos
• 1869-M^O 8 escudos
• 1869-O 8 escudos
• 1870-C^A 10 centavos
• 1870-M^O 10 centavos
• 1870-P^I G 10 centavos
• 1870-P^I O 10 centavos
• 1870-Z^S 10 centavos
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