Mexico 1886-Mo M 50 centavos

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9211

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9212

photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42717

The first specimen shown is an 1886MoM balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. It was lot 1643 in Goldberg sale ___. The second specimen was lot 9211 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $690. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Mexico City. 50 Centavos, 1886/5-MoM. Sharply struck. Somewhat prooflike and very attractive. NGC MS-63.” The third specimen was lot 9212 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $632.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, “MEXICO. Mexico City. 50 Centavos, 1886-MoM. Sharply struck. Somewhat prooflike and very attractive. NGC MS-63.” The fourth specimen was lot 42717 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. 50 Centavos, 1886-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. PCGS AU-55." This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates, though the catalog gives it a 50% premium over the type coin. However, specimens in the exalted condition shown above are very rare and priced accordingly. Other mints include Hermosillo, Zacatecas, Durango, Culiacan, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Alamos and Potosi.

An overdate, 1886/5, is recorded for the year.

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

Recorded mintage: 66,000.

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.
• ^[2]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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