Mexico 1890-Go R 10 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72732
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This specimen is a fairly common date of a series struck 1871-96 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. This specimen was lot 72732 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $129.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1890-GoR. NGC MS-66. Sharply struck with highly attractive iridescent toning. Great eye appeal." A variety, GO R/CN M, is listed for this date.

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

Recorded mintage: 270,000.

Catalog reference: KM-403.5.

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, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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