Mexico 1886-Zs Z 50 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9231

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Zacatecas is rare. This specimen was lot 9231 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $172.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Zacatecas. 50 Centavos, 1886-ZsZ. RARE date. Cleaned, a few edge marks. VERY FINE.”

Specification: 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 2,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.8.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• ^[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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• 1886-A^S 5 centavos
• 1886-CH 5 centavos
• 1886-C^N 5 centavos
• 1886-G^A 5 centavos
• 1886-G^O 5 centavos
• 1886-H^O 5 centavos
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• 1886-CH 10 centavos
• 1886-D^O 10 centavos
• 1886-G^A 10 centavos
• 1886-G^O 10 centavos
• 1886-H^O 10 centavos
• 1886-M^O 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 10 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 10 centavos
• 1886-A 25 centavos
• 1886-CH 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 25 centavos
• 1886-D^O 25 centavos
• 1886-G^O 25 centavos
• 1886-H^O 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 50 centavos
• 1886-G^O 50 centavos
• 1886-M^O 50 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 50 centavos
• 1886-A^S 8 reales
• 1886-C^A 8 reales
• 1886-D^O 8 reales
• 1886-G^O 8 reales
• 1886-H^O FG 8 reales
• 1886-M^O 8 reales
• 1886-O^A 8 reales
• 1886-P^I 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S JS 8 reales
• 1886-Z^S FZ 8 reales
• 1886-C^N peso oro
• 1886-M^O peso oro
• 1886-O^A 10 pesos
• 1887-Z^S 50 centavos
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