Mexico 1873-Go S 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9181

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

This issue from Guanajuato is among the more available dates. However, specimens in uncirculated are rare and priced accordingly. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Alamos and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 9181 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $195.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Guanajuato. 50 Centavos, 1873-GoS. Toned, sharply struck. PCGS AU-55.”

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

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1873-M^O centavo
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• 1873-CH 5 centavos
• 1873-C^N 5 centavos
• 1873-G^O 5 centavos
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• 1873-CH 10 centavos
• 1873-C^N 10 centavos
• 1873-G^A 10 centavos
• 1873-G^O 10 centavos
• 1873-M^O 10 centavos
• 1873-P^I 10 centavos
• 1873-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1873-C^N 25 centavos
• 1873-D^O 25 centavos
• 1873-G^O 25 centavos
• 1873-M^O 25 centavos
• 1873-P^I 25 centavos
• 1873-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1873-C^N 50 centavos
• 1873-D^O P 50 centavos
• 1873-D^O M 50 centavos
• 1873-P^I H 50 centavos
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• 1873-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1873-A 8 reales
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• 1873-C^A 8 reales
• 1873-D^O CM 8 reales
• 1873-D^O CP 8 reales
• 1873-G^A 8 reales
• 1873-G^O 8 reales
• 1873-H^O 8 reales
• 1873-M^O 8 reales
• 1873-O^A 8 reales
• 1873-P^I 8 reales
• 1873-D^O silver peso
• 1873-Z^S 8 reales
• 1873-CH silver peso
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• 1873-G^O silver peso
• 1873-M^O silver peso
• 1873-O^A silver peso
• 1873-P^I H silver peso
• 1873-P^I O silver peso
• 1873-Z^S silver peso
• 1873-C^N gold peso
• 1873-M^O gold peso
• 1873-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1873-Z^S 2½ pesos
• 1873-C^N 5 pesos
• 1873-M^O 5 pesos
• 1873-H^O 8 escudos
• 1873-D^O 10 pesos
• 1873-O^A 10 pesos
• 1873-CH 20 pesos
• 1873-C^N 20 pesos
• 1873-G^O 20 pesos
• 1873-M^O 20 pesos
• 1874-G^O 50 centavos
• 1875-Do 50 centavos
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