Mexico 1886-Pi R 10 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8983

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is the first common date of a series struck 1869-93 at the San Luis Potosí mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. Assayer C is also recorded for the year and it is much less common. This specimen was lot 8983 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1886-PiR. Traces of adjustment marks, nice strike, toned. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED."

Specification: 2.707 g, 0.903 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, .078 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Recorded mintage: 52,000 (assayers C and R).

Catalog reference: KM 403.9.

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]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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• 1886-CH M 10 centavos
• 1886-C^N M 10 centavos mule
• 1886-D^O C 10 centavos
• 1886-G^A S 10 centavos
• 1886-G^O R 10 centavos
• 1886-H^O M 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 10 centavos
• 1886-A^S 5 centavos
• 1886-G^O 5 centavos
• 1886-A 25 centavos
• 1886-CH 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 25 centavos
• 1886-D^O 25 centavos
• 1886-G^O 25 centavos
• 1886-H^O 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 50 centavos
• 1886-G^O 50 centavos
• 1886-M^O 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 50 centavos
• 1886-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1886-A^S 8 reales
• 1886-C^N 8 reales
• 1886-D^O 8 reales
• 1886-O^A 8 reales
• 1886-P^I LC 8 reales
• 1886-P^I MR 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S FZ 8 reales
• 1886-C^N peso oro
• 1886-M^O peso oro
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
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