Mexico 1883-Go S 50 centavos

from the San Dimas Collection

from the San Dimas Collection

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Guanajuato is a common date for the mint, which produced the type 1869-88. Other mints include Hermosillo, City, Durango, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Alamos, Zacatecas and Potosi. The SCWC records an overdate, 1883/2-Go B/S, and a rare second assayer S.

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

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Catalog reference: KM 407.4.

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.

Link to:

• 1882-Cn 50 centavos
• 1883 5 centavos
• 1883-P^I 10 centavos
• 1883-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1883-A L 25 centavos
• 1883-CH M 25 centavos
• 1883-Cn M 25 centavos
• 1883-Ga B 25 centavos
• 1883-Go B 25 centavos
• 1883-Ho M 25 centavos
• 1883-Mo M 25 centavos
• 1883-Pi H 25 centavos
• 1883-Zs S 25 centavos
• 1883-Ca 50 centavos
• 1883-Cn 50 centavos
• 1883-Mo 50 centavos
• 1883-Pi 50 centavos
• 1883-Cn 8 reales
• 1883-Do 8 reales
• 1883-Ga 8 reales
• 1883-Go 8 reales
• 1883-Ho 8 reales
• 1883-Ho 8 reales
• 1883-Mo 8 reales
• 1883-Mo peso oro
• 1883-Mo 2½ pesos
• 1883/2-Z^S 10 pesos
• 1883-Go B 20 pesos
• 1884-G^O 50 centavos
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