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This specimen is a rare date of a series struck 1869-93 at the San Luis Potosi mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. All specimens from assayer O seem to be the 1870/69 overdate. This specimen was lot 8967 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,610. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1870/69-PiO. Very rare date. Probably the finest known. Traces of adjustment marks. NGC MS-64."
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This specimen is a rare date of a series struck 1869-93 at the San Luis Potosí mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. All specimens from assayer O seem to be the 1870/69 overdate. This specimen was lot 8967 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,610. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Mexico|MEXICO]]. Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1870/69-PiO. Very rare date. Probably the finest known. Traces of adjustment marks. NGC MS-64."
  
 
''Specification:'' 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.
 
''Specification:'' 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Revision as of 09:13, 2 June 2023

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8967
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is a rare date of a series struck 1869-93 at the San Luis Potosí mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. All specimens from assayer O seem to be the 1870/69 overdate. This specimen was lot 8967 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,610. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1870/69-PiO. Very rare date. Probably the finest known. Traces of adjustment marks. NGC MS-64."

Specification: 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 18,000 (assayers O and G).

Catalog reference: KM 403.9.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [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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