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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-92 at the Culiacan mint. 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. This date is priced about double the common date (1890-Cn). The SCWC notes that all specimens are the overdate, 1885/4.
 
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-92 at the Culiacan mint. 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. This date is priced about double the common date (1890-Cn). The SCWC notes that all specimens are the overdate, 1885/4.
  
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 19,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 19,000.

Revision as of 17:35, 18 December 2023

from the San Dimas Collection
from the San Dimas Collection
File:Mexico 1885Cn 25 centavos obv WmC.jpg
from the Big Orange collection
File:Mexico 1885Cn 25 centavos rev WmC.jpg
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-92 at the Culiacan mint. 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. This date is priced about double the common date (1890-Cn). The SCWC notes that all specimens are the overdate, 1885/4.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 19,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.2.

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.

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