Mexico 1879-Cn D 50 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 72218

This specimen was lot 72218 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1879-Cn D. Culiacan Mint. NGC AU-58. Tied in finest of three graded by NGC. Sharply struck with attractive toning. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Culiacan mint struck silver fifty centavos 1871-88 and 1892. Most dates are scarce or rare but this one is available. A repunched assayer, D/G, is reported for the year but awarded no premium by the SCWC. The Culiacan mint survived until 1905.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a fairly common date.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-407.2.

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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