Mexico 1887-Pi R 10 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71426
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This specimen was lot 71426 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1887-Pi R. San Luis Potosi Mint. NGC MS-66. Only example in NGC Census. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." This is the first really common date from this mint, which struck this denomination 1869-93. Assayer R operated from 1886 until the mint's closure in 1893.

Recorded mintage: 118,000.

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

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]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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