Mexico 1883-Pi H 50 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9218

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from San Luis Potosí is somewhat scarce, along with a rare “8/8” repunched date. This specimen was lot 9218 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Potosi. 50 Centavos, 1883-PiH. Rare in this high grade. NGC MS-63.”

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

Recorded mintage: 29,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.7.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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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• 1883-Z^S 10 centavos
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• 1883-M^O 50 centavos
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• 1883-C^N 8 reales
• 1883-D^O 8 reales
• 1883-G^A 8 reales
• 1883-G^O BR 8 reales
• 1883-G^O SB 8 reales
• 1883-H^O JA 8 reales
• 1883-H^O FM 8 reales
• 1883-M^O 8 reales
• 1883-O^A 8 reales
• 1883-P^I 8 reales
• 1883-Z^S 8 reales
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