Mexico 1935-Mo 10 centavos

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11390

This specimen was lot 11390 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $329. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centimos, 1935. NGC MS-66 RD. Bronze. Blazing mint red luster. None graded higher at NGC." This bronze ten centavos was also struck 1919-21; all dates are scarce in nice condition. It was issued when silver prices did not permit the circulation of silver ten centavos which were minted 1925-35 (see KM 428). The bronze coins were withdrawn and demonetized in the 1930's in favor of a copper-nickel replacement. There are also similar bronze one, two, five and twenty centavos.

Recorded mintage: 5,970,000, the most common date.

Specification: 12 g, bronze (.950 Cu, .025 Sn, .025 Zn), 30.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 430.

Source:

• Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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