Mexico 1889-Ga S 25 centavos

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Ponterio sale 159, lot 9081
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates
from the Big Orange Collection
from the Big Orange Collection

This specimen was struck at Guadalajara, the final date of a type struck there 1880-89. This date is noted as scarce tho common for the mint. The first specimen was lot 9057 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $287.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guadalajara. 25 Centavos, 1889-GaS. Lightly toned. NGC MS-64." Many dates of the balance scale twenty-five centavos are unknown in high grade.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 406.4.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • [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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