Mexico 1888-Mo M 10 centavos

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42719

This specimen was lot 42719 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1888-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-65." This is a common date of a type struck at Mexico City 1869-97. 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.

Recorded mintage: 710,000.

Specification: 2.70 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-403.7.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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