Mexico 1903-Mo M 10 centavos

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24258

This specimen was lot 24258 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $115. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1903-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-64. This delightful near-Gem features largely untoned surfaces that are full of lustrous, vibrant appeal." The regular issue of ten centavos ranged 1898-1905 from Mexico City, Guanajuato, Zacatecas and Culiacan. This is a common date. In 1905, the ten centavos was reduced to 2.5 g, 0.800 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: 581,000.

Specification: 2.707 g, 0.903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 404.2.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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