Mexico 1881-Zs S 25 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 72188

This specimen was lot 72188 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 25 Centavos, 1881-Zs Z. Zacatecas Mint. NGC MS-61. Second finest of two examples graded by NGC. Softly struck on cap and bottom of wreath. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Zacatecas mint struck silver twenty-five centavos of this design 1870-90 with assayer S reported for 1876-86. The SCWC reports an 1881/0 overdate.

Recorded mintage: 570,000, a common date.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-406.9.

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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