Mexico 1871-Pi O 50 centavos

Stack's Bowers February 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74797

This specimen was lot 74797 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1871-Pi O/G. San Luis Potosi Mint. NGC EF-45. A wholesome and evenly worn example of this interesting 'over-assayer' type. The surfaces are a light gray with mottled darker toning." This type is listed for the San Luis Potosi mint 1870-87 and most dates are common despite the modest mintages. This overassayer is recorded in the SCWC but is awarded no premium.

Recorded mintage: 64,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-407.7.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• 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.

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