Mexico 1883-Zs S 50 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 72315

This specimen was lot 72315 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1883-Zs S. Zacatecas Mint. NGC EF-45. Finest of only three examples graded by NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." This type was struck at Zacatecas 1870-87. Unlike the five or ten centavos, the early dates are more common than the later dates. This one is uncommon, verging on scarce. A repunched mintmark, 1883-Z^S/Z^A S, is reported (which may have been a die borrowed from another mint such as Chihuahua or Guadalajara) but awarded no premium.

Recorded mintage: 31,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-407.8.

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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• 1883-P^I 8 reales
• 1883-Z^S 8 reales
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