Mexico 1887-Ca M 10 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8920

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This is a common date of a series struck 1871-95 at the Chihuahua 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. An overdate, 1887/3, and an overassayer, M/G, are recorded for the year. The first specimen was lot 8920 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Chihuahua. 10 Centavos, 1887-CaM. NGC MS-64."

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

Recorded mintage: 96,000.

Catalog reference: KM 403.1.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[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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