Mexico 1886-CHa M 50 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 72208

This specimen was lot 72208 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1886-CHa M. Chihuahua Mint. NGC VF Details--Damaged. Of four examples graded by NGC the highest is VF-20 with three VF Details. Last and year of CHa mint mark. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Five dates are known for this fifty centavos from the Chihuahua mint, 1883-87, all with assayer M. All are uncommon to scarce. The Chihuahua mint closed in 1895.

Recorded mintage: 18,000.

Specification: 13.53 g, 0.903 fine silver, 30.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-407.1.

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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