Mexico 1871-Go S 50 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9178

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Guanajuato is common. The first specimen was lot 9178 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Guanajuato. 50 Centavos, 1871-GoS. Sharply struck. NGC MS-63.”

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 148,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.4.

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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