Mexico 1886-CH M 25 centavos

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from the Big Orange collection

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from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-72, 1883-89 at the Chihuahua mint. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898.

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

Recorded mintage: 22,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.1.

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.

Link to:

• 1885-CH 25 centavos
• 1886-A^S 5 centavos
• 1886-A 25 centavos
• 1886-C^N 25 centavos
• 1886-H^O 25 centavos
• 1886-G^O 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I C 25 centavos
• 1886-P^I R 25 centavos
• 1886-M^O 50 centavos
• 1886-C^A 8 reales
• 1886-D^O 8 reales
• 1887-C^A 25 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1886
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905