Mexico 1875-As L 50 centavos

from the San Dimas Collection

from the San Dimas Collection

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9138

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Alamos is the first from the mint, which struck the type intermittently until 1888. Like most fifty centavos, high grade specimens are extremely rare. Other mints include Hermosillo, Zacatecas, Durango, Mexico City, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Culiacan and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 9138 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 50 Centavos, 1875-AsL. Toned. NGC AU-58."

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

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 407.

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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