Mexico 1885-Go R 25 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9089

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9090

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

from the Big Orange collection

from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1870-90 at the Guanajuato mint, which closed in 1900. The SCWC notes an 1885/69 overdate as well as the regular date. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. The first specimen was lot 9089 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $184. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1885/69-GoR. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED." The second specimen was lot 9090 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1885/65-GoR. NGC MS-65."

Specification: 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 300,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.5.

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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