Mexico 1892-Cn M 25 centavos

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 1892Cn 25 centavos rev 600.jpg
from the San Dimas Collection
from the San Dimas Collection
Ponterio sale 159, lot 9068
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
from the Big Orange collection
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a better date of a series struck 1871-92 at the Culiacan mint. This 25 centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. This is the final issue of this type from any mint; it was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898. An overdate, 1892/0, is recorded for the year. While some dates from Culiacan are common, others are extremely rare with less than half a dozen known to exist, making this series very challenging to complete. The third specimen was lot 9068 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $316.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Culiacan. 25 Centavos, 1892/0-CnM. Scarce date. Small 't' graffiti below eagle. Sharply struck. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED."

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

Recorded mintage: 16,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.2.

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, 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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