Mexico 1880-Pi H 50 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 72297

This specimen was lot 72297 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1880-Pi H. San Luis Potosi Mint. NGC MS-61. Finest and only Mint State of three examples graded by NGC. Abundant luster. Toning is a bit uneven. Rare condition for date. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The San Luis Potosi struck this silver fifty centavos 1870-87 and is accounted a slightly better mint. Assayer H is noted for 1873-85. The mint was closed in 1893. Balance scale fifty centavos are very scarce in AU or better.

Recorded mintage: unknown but an available date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-407.7.

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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