Mexico 1876-A L 25 centavos

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Ponterio sale 159, lot 9041
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
without dot after date, from the Big Orange collection
from the Big Orange collection
with dot after date, from the Big Orange collection
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a rather scarce date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Alamos mint, which closed in 1895. The Alamos mint used "A" as a mintmark until 1887, when it was changed to "As." This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9041 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $149.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 25 Centavos, 1876-AL. Very scarce date. EX: Richard Meyers Collection. Dark toned. VERY FINE."

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 406.

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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