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Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates, though the SCWC gives it a 20% premium over the type coin. Other mints include [[Mexico 1895-Ho G 50 centavos|Hermosillo]], [[Mexico 1882-Cn D 50 centavos|Culiacan]], Durango, Chihuahua, [[Mexico 1873-Go S 50 centavos|Guanajuato]] (which was the only other mint to strike this type in 1869), [[Mexico 1876. A L 50 centavos|Alamos]] and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 9196 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “MEXICO. Mexico City. 50 Centavos, 1869-MoC. Very attractive. ANACS MS-63.”
 
Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates, though the SCWC gives it a 20% premium over the type coin. Other mints include [[Mexico 1895-Ho G 50 centavos|Hermosillo]], [[Mexico 1882-Cn D 50 centavos|Culiacan]], Durango, Chihuahua, [[Mexico 1873-Go S 50 centavos|Guanajuato]] (which was the only other mint to strike this type in 1869), [[Mexico 1876. A L 50 centavos|Alamos]] and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 9196 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “MEXICO. Mexico City. 50 Centavos, 1869-MoC. Very attractive. ANACS MS-63.”
  
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 46,000.
 
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* [[Mexico 1869/8-Mo C 5 centavos|1869-M<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1869/8-Mo C 5 centavos|1869-M<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1869-Pi S 5 centavos|1869-P<sup>I</sup> S 5 centavos, value reverse]]
 
* [[Mexico 1869-Pi S 5 centavos|1869-P<sup>I</sup> S 5 centavos, value reverse]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1869-Mo C 25 centavos|1869-M<sup>O</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1869-Go S 50 centavos|1869-G<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1869-Pi PS 4 reales|1869-P<sup>I</sup> 4 reales]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1869-Ho PR 8 reales|1869-H<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 12 November 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 1869Mo 50 centavos rev DSLR.jpg
from the San Dimas Collection
from the San Dimas Collection
Ponterio sale 159, lot 9196
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates, though the SCWC gives it a 20% premium over the type coin. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Chihuahua, Guanajuato (which was the only other mint to strike this type in 1869), Alamos and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 9196 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description[1] noted, “MEXICO. Mexico City. 50 Centavos, 1869-MoC. Very attractive. ANACS MS-63.”

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 46,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.6.

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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