Mexico 1893-Go R 10 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71334
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This specimen was lot 71334 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1893-Go R/G. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-65+. Finest of two examples graded by NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Guanajuato mint struck this silver ten centavos 1869-97 and its replacement with a redesigned eagle 1898-1900. The SCWC mentions a 1893/1 overdate but not this overassayer. Assayer R served 1885-1900.

Recorded mintage: 389,000, a common date.

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

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]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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