Mexico 1885-As L 10 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71237

This specimen was lot 71237 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1885-As L. Alamos Mint. NGC AU-58. Finest and only AU of just three coins graded by NGC. Attractive multi-color toning. Very rare grade by this date. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Alamos mint struck silver ten centavos 1874-76, 1878-80, 1886-95 and this is a fairly common date. The SCWC states a number of dates of the five centavos (1878-80 and 1886) were struck using gold peso obverse dies, but this was not done for the ten centavos.

Recorded mintage: 15,000.

Specification: 2.70 g, 0.903 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-403.

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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