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[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos obv WmC.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Big Orange Collection]]
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[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos rev Wm C.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Big Orange Collection]]
 
[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9093 obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 9093]]
 
[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9093 obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 159, lot 9093]]
 
[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9093 rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates]]
 
[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9093 rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates]]
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[[Image:Mexico 1889Go 25 centavos Ponterio 159-9094 rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates]]
 
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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Guanajuato mint, which closed in 1900. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. The second specimen was lot 9093 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889/8-GoR. Blast white. NGC MS-67." The third specimen was lot 9094 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889-GoR/AsL. NGC MS-65."
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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Guanajuato mint, which closed in 1900. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. The second specimen was lot 9093 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889/8-GoR. Blast white. NGC MS-67." The third specimen was lot 9094 in the same sale, where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889-GoR/AsL. NGC MS-65."
  
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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:'' 304,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 304,000.
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* [[Mexico 1889-Do C 10 centavos|1889-D<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Do C 10 centavos|1889-D<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ga S 10 centavos|1889-G<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ga S 10 centavos|1889-G<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Go R 10 centavos|1889-G<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ho G 10 centavos|1889-H<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ho G 10 centavos|1889-H<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Mo M 10 centavos|1889-M<sup>O</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Oa E 10 centavos|1889-O<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Oa E 10 centavos|1889-O<sup>A</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Pi R 10 centavos|1889-P<sup>I</sup> 10 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Pi R 10 centavos|1889-P<sup>I</sup> 10 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Pi R 25 centavos|1889-P<sup>I</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Pi R 25 centavos|1889-P<sup>I</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Zs Z 25 centavos|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> 25 centavos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Zs Z 25 centavos|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> 25 centavos]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-As ML 8 reales|1889-A<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ca MM 8 reales|1889-C<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ca MM 8 reales|1889-C<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Cn AM 8 reales|1889-C<sup>N</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Cn AM 8 reales|1889-C<sup>N</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ga JS 8 reales|1889-G<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Ga JS 8 reales|1889-G<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Go RR 8 reales|1889-G<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Go RR 8 reales|1889-G<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Ho FG 8 reales|1889-H<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Mo MH 8 reales|1889-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Mo MH 8 reales|1889-M<sup>O</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Oa AE 8 reales|1889-O<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Oa AE 8 reales|1889-O<sup>A</sup> 8 reales]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Zs FZ 8 reales|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Zs FZ 8 reales|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> 8 reales]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Cn M peso|1889-C<sup>A</sup> gold peso]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Cn M peso|1889-C<sup>A</sup> gold peso]]
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* [[Mexico 1889-Mo M peso|1889-M<sup>O</sup> gold peso]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Zs Z peso|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> gold peso]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Zs Z peso|1889-Z<sup>S</sup> gold peso]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Mo M 2-1/2 pesos|1889-M<sup>O</sup> 2½ pesos]]
 
* [[Mexico 1889-Mo M 2-1/2 pesos|1889-M<sup>O</sup> 2½ pesos]]

Latest revision as of 23:45, 26 November 2025

from the Big Orange Collection
from the Big Orange Collection
Ponterio sale 159, lot 9093
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates
Ponterio sale 159, lot 9094
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1874-90 at the Guanajuato mint, which closed in 1900. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. The second specimen was lot 9093 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $862.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889/8-GoR. Blast white. NGC MS-67." The third specimen was lot 9094 in the same sale, where it sold for $431.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guanajuato. 25 Centavos, 1889-GoR/AsL. NGC MS-65."

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

Recorded mintage: 304,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.5.

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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