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Revision as of 12:35, 25 July 2022

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9146
photo courtesy of Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a balance scale fifty centavos, of a type struck 1869-1895. This issue from Chihuahua is scarce; it is priced triple that of a common Guanajuato issue. Like most fifty centavos, high grade specimens are extremely rare. This specimen was lot 9146 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Chihuahua. 50 Centavos, 1887-CaM. Rare grade for this mint. Sharply struck. NGC MS-61.”

Specification: 13.54 g, .903 fine silver, .393 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 26,000.

Catalog reference: KM 407.1.

Source:

  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
  • Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
  • [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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