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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Alamos mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC mentions a rare variety without the dot after the date. The Alamos mint used "A" as a mintmark until 1887, when it was changed to "As."  This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9042 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 25 Centavos, 1877-AL. VERY RARE date and possibly the finest known. Toned with underlying luster. EXTREMELY FINE."
 
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Alamos mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC mentions a rare variety without the dot after the date. The Alamos mint used "A" as a mintmark until 1887, when it was changed to "As."  This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9042 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 25 Centavos, 1877-AL. VERY RARE date and possibly the finest known. Toned with underlying luster. EXTREMELY FINE."
  
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 11,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 11,000.
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>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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* Utberg, Neil S., ''The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963,'' San Antonio, TX, 1963.
  
 
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* [[Mexico 1876-A L 25 centavos|1876-A 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1876-A L 25 centavos|1876-A 25 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Cn centavo|1877-C<sup>N</sup> centavo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga centavo|1877-G<sup>A</sup> centavo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga centavo|1877-G<sup>A</sup> centavo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo centavo|1877-M<sup>O</sup> centavo]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo centavo|1877-M<sup>O</sup> centavo]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 5 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 5 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 5 centavos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 5 centavos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 5 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 5 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 5 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 5 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 5 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga A 10 centavos|1877-G<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga A 10 centavos|1877-G<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 10 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 10 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 10 centavos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 10 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 10 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 10 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 25 centavos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 25 centavos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 25 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 25 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 25 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 25 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 25 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 25 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 25 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 25 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-As L 50 centavos|1877-C<sup>N</sup> 50 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-As L 50 centavos|1877-A<sup>S</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Cn G 50 centavos|1877-C<sup>N</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Cn G 50 centavos|1877-C<sup>N</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 50 centavos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 50 centavos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 50 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Go S 50 centavos|1877-G<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ho F 50 centavos|1877-H<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ho F 50 centavos|1877-H<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 50 centavos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 50 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Pi H 50 centavos|1877-P<sup>I</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 50 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 50 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 50 centavos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 50 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-As DL 8 reales|1877-A<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca AV 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> AV 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca AV 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> AV 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca EA 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> EA 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca EA 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> EA 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca GR 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> GR 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ca GR 8 reales|1877-C<sup>A</sup> GR 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Cn CG 8 reales|1877-C<sup>N</sup> CG 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Cn JA 8 reales|1877-C<sup>N</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Cn JA 8 reales|1877-C<sup>N</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Do JMP 8 reales|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Do JMP 8 reales|1877-D<sup>O</sup> JMP 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Do CP 8 reales|1877-D<sup>O</sup> CP 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga IC 8 reales|1877-G<sup>A</sup> IC 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga IC 8 reales|1877-G<sup>A</sup> IC 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga JA 8 reales|1877-G<sup>A</sup> JA 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Ga JA 8 reales|1877-G<sup>A</sup> JA 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M peso|1877-M<sup>O</sup> peso oro]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M peso|1877-M<sup>O</sup> peso oro]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 2-1/2 pesos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 2½ pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Mo M 2-1/2 pesos|1877-M<sup>O</sup> 2½ pesos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S 2-1/2 pesos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 2½ pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 5 pesos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 5 pesos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 5 pesos]]
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* [[Mexico 1877-Ho A 5 pesos|1877-H<sup>O</sup> A 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S/A 5 pesos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Zs S/A 5 pesos|1877-Z<sup>S</sup> 5 pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 10 pesos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 10 pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1877-Do P 10 pesos|1877-D<sup>O</sup> 10 pesos]]

Latest revision as of 12:06, 10 November 2025

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9042
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
from the Big Orange collection
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Alamos mint, which closed in 1895. The SCWC mentions a rare variety without the dot after the date. The Alamos mint used "A" as a mintmark until 1887, when it was changed to "As." This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9042 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Alamos. 25 Centavos, 1877-AL. VERY RARE date and possibly the finest known. Toned with underlying luster. EXTREMELY FINE."

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

Recorded mintage: 11,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.

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.
  • Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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