Mexico 1869/8-Pi S 10 centavos

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 1117

This specimen was lot 1117 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AR 10 centavos, 1869/8-Pi, assayer S, key date/mintmark, somewhat crude, rare, VF." This is the first year of the redesigned ten centavos, the previous type being rejected as too similar to the silver one real. The Potosi mint struck this type until it was closed in 1893. Many of the later dates are common but this one is rare.

Recorded mintage: 4,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-403.9.

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.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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