Mexico 1874-Mo M 10 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71369
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This specimen was lot 71369 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1874-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. NGC AU Details--Cleaned. Only example graded by NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Mexico City mint struck silver ten centavos in substantial quantities 1869-97 and most dates are common or fairly common. Assayer B (1874-76) and assayer M (1869-74) both stamped coins in 1874.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a fairly common date.

Specification: 2.70 g, 0.903 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-403.7.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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