Mexico 1891-Do P 10 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71287
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This specimen was lot 71287 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mint Error -- Partial Collar -- 10 Centavos, 1891-Do P. Durango Mint. NGC MS-61. Only non-Error example in NGC Census is AG-3. The rarity of this coin is enhanced by beautiful multicolor toning. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Durango mint struck this silver ten centavos 1878, 1880, 1884, 1886-95 and this is a common date. The 1878-DO, 1880-DO and 1886-DO are rare.

Recorded mintage: 139,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-403.3.

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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