Mexico 1873-Mo M 25 centavos

from the Big Orange collection

from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1869-90 at the Mexico City mint. An 1873/1 overdate is noted. 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.

Specification: 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 48,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.7.

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.

Link to:

• 1872-Mo 25 centavos
• 1873-G^A centavo
• 1873-M^O centavo
• 1873-Z^S centavo
• 1873-CH 5 centavos
• 1873-M^O 5 centavos
• 1873-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1873-CH 10 centavos
• 1876-C^N 25 centavos
• 1873-D^O 25 centavos
• 1873-G^O 25 centavos
• 1873-P^I 25 centavos
• 1873-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1873-G^O 50 centavos
• 1873-P^I 50 centavos
• 1873-CH silver peso
• 1873-G^A silver peso
• 1873-G^O silver peso
• 1873-M^O silver peso
• 1873-H^O 8 reales
• 1873-M^O 8 reales
• 1873-O^A 8 reales
• 1873-P^I 8 reales
• 1876-C^N peso oro
• 1873-M^O peso oro
• 1873-Z^S 2½ pesos
• 1873-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1873-C^N 5 pesos
• 1873-M^O 5 pesos
• 1873-D^O 10 pesos
• 1873-O^A 10 pesos
• 1873-H^O 8 escudos
• 1873-M^O 20 pesos
• 1874-M^O 25 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1873
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