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This specimen was lot 11353 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $223. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. Centavo, 1887-Mo. NGC MS-65 RB. Nearly full mint luster, nice strike." This date is common in all grades.
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The first specimen was lot 11353 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $223. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. Centavo, 1887-Mo. NGC MS-65 RB. Nearly full mint luster, nice strike." This date is common in all grades.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,292,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,292,000.
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[[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 169]]
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[[Category:Copper and base metal coinage of Mexico]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 169]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Revision as of 21:19, 26 February 2023

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11353
Mexico 1887Mo centavo rev Ponterio 169-11353.jpg
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 1887Mo centavo rev DSL.jpg

The first specimen was lot 11353 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $223. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. Centavo, 1887-Mo. NGC MS-65 RB. Nearly full mint luster, nice strike." This date is common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 7,292,000.

Specification: 8 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-391.6.

Source:

  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Meyer, Greg, The Republic One Centavo, 1841-1905, San Antonio, TX: Nopalitos Publishing, 2010.

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