View source for Mexico 1878-Do B 50 centavos

[[Image:Mexico 1878Do 50 centavos Ponterio 159-9169 obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 9169]]
[[Image:Mexico 1878Do 50 centavos Ponterio 159-9169 rev.jpg|300px|thumb| photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates]]

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Durango is rare, not priced in the SCWC. This specimen was lot 9169 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “MEXICO. Durango. 50 Centavos, 1878-DoB. EXTREMELY RARE date and one of the finest known. Lightly cleaned. VERY FINE.”

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

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 407.3.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, ''A Guide Book of [[Mexico|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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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* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 50 centavos|1877-Do P 50 centavos]]
* [[Mexico 1878-Ga centavo|1878-G<sup>A</sup> centavo]]
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* [[Mexico 1879-Do B 50 centavos|1879-Do B 50 centavos]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1878]]
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