Mexico 1869-Pi S 25 centavos

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Ponterio sale 159, lot 9121
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is a very scarce date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Potosi mint. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9121 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $747.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 25 Centavos, 1869-PiS. Scarce date and exceptional quality. Traces of adjustment marks, sharply struck. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 406.8.

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.
  • [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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