Mexico 1894-Ho G 50 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9194

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Hermosillo is common for the mint tho priced double a common Guanajuato issue. Most of the mints suspended production of the fifty centavos after 1888. The only later issues are the 1892-Cn and the 1894-95 from Hermosillo. The first specimen was lot 9194 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $517.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Hermosillo. 50 Centavos, 1894-HoG. Rare mint in high grade. Sharply struck, light toning. NGC MS-62.”

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 59,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.5.

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, 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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• 1894-D^O 8 reales
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• 1894-H^O 8 reales
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