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This specimen is a scarce date of a series struck 1868-69 at the San Luis Potosi mint. It seems to have been unpopular due to its close resemblance to the contemporary silver one real, worth 12½ cents, tho most of the survivors are well worn, suggesting extensive circulation. This "cap and rays" ten centavos piece replaced the Maximilian ten centavos piece (KM 397) struck 1864-66. It, in turn, was replaced by an "upright eagle" ten centavos piece in 1869. The Mexico City mint also struck this type. An overdate, 1868/7, is recorded for the year. This specimen was lot 8912 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “[[Mexico|MEXICO.]] Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1868/7-P. Rare in this high grade. Lightly toned, sharply struck. NGC MS-64."
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This specimen is a scarce date of a series struck 1868-69 at the San Luis Potosí mint. It seems to have been unpopular due to its close resemblance to the contemporary silver one real, worth 12½ cents, tho most of the survivors are well worn, suggesting extensive circulation. This "cap and rays" ten centavos piece replaced the Maximilian ten centavos piece (KM 397) struck 1864-66. It, in turn, was replaced by an "upright eagle" ten centavos piece in 1869. The Mexico City mint also struck this type. An overdate, 1868/7, is recorded for the year. This specimen was lot 8912 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, “[[Mexico|MEXICO.]] Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1868/7-P. Rare in this high grade. Lightly toned, sharply struck. NGC MS-64."
  
 
''Specification:'' 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.
 
''Specification:'' 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Revision as of 15:14, 1 June 2023

Ponterio sale 159, lot 8912
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
another specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection
Mexico 1868P 10 centavos rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen is a scarce date of a series struck 1868-69 at the San Luis Potosí mint. It seems to have been unpopular due to its close resemblance to the contemporary silver one real, worth 12½ cents, tho most of the survivors are well worn, suggesting extensive circulation. This "cap and rays" ten centavos piece replaced the Maximilian ten centavos piece (KM 397) struck 1864-66. It, in turn, was replaced by an "upright eagle" ten centavos piece in 1869. The Mexico City mint also struck this type. An overdate, 1868/7, is recorded for the year. This specimen was lot 8912 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $920. The catalog description[1] noted, “MEXICO. Potosi. 10 Centavos, 1868/7-P. Rare in this high grade. Lightly toned, sharply struck. NGC MS-64."

Specification: 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 38,000.

Catalog reference: KM 402.1.

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.

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