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[[Image:Mexico 1890Pi 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9129 obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 9129]]
 
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[[Image:Mexico 1890Pi 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9129 rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates]]
 
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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Potosi mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC records an overmintmark (“Pi/Zs”) and an overassayer (“R/B”) in addition to the regular date. 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. The first specimen was lot 9129 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $258.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 25 Centavos, 1890-PiR/B. Light attractive toning. NGC MS-65."
 
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Potosi mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC records an overmintmark (“Pi/Zs”) and an overassayer (“R/B”) in addition to the regular date. 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. The first specimen was lot 9129 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $258.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 25 Centavos, 1890-PiR/B. Light attractive toning. NGC MS-65."
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* [[Mexico 1890-Ca M 10 centavos|1890-C<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1890-Ca M 10 centavos|1890-C<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1890-Cn M 10 centavos|1890-C<sup>N</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1890-Do C 10 centavos|1890-D<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1890-Ga S 10 centavos|1890-G<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1890-Go R 10 centavos|1890-G<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1890-Pi R 10 centavos|1890-P<sup>I</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1890-Zs Z 10 centavos|1890-Z<sup>S</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1890-As L 25 centavos|1890-A<sup>S</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
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* [[Mexico 1890-Cn M 25 centavos|1890-C<sup>N</sup> 25 centavos]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 13 February 2026

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9129
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates
from the Big Orange Collection
from the Big Orange Collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Potosi mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC records an overmintmark (“Pi/Zs”) and an overassayer (“R/B”) in addition to the regular date. 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. The first specimen was lot 9129 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $258.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Potosi. 25 Centavos, 1890-PiR/B. Light attractive toning. NGC MS-65."

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

Recorded mintage: 64,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.8.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • [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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