Mexico 1886-Mo M 25 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Ponterio sale 159, lot 9118

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

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. This 25 centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898. An overdate, 1886/5, is recorded for the year. The second specimen was lot 9118 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $184. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Mexico City. 25 Centavos, 1886-MoM. Light toning. BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED."

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

Recorded mintage: 436,000.

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.
• 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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