Mexico 1864-M 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1864 and 1866 at the Mexico City mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including this one by the Maximilian regime (note the crown on the eagle's head). It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1869.

Specification: 2.71 g, 0.903 fine silver, 0.078 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 386.1.

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.

Link to:

• Sinaloa 1864 1/4 real
• 1864-M centavo
• 1864-G 5 centavos
• 1864-M 5 centavos
• 1864-P 5 centavos
• 1864-G 10 centavos
• 1864-P 10 centavos
• 1864-D^O ½ real
• 1864-Z^S 2 reales
• 1864-P^I 4 reales
• 1864-Z^S 4 reales
• 1864-A 8 reales
• 1864-C 8 reales
• 1864-C^A 8 reales
• 1864-D^O CP 8 reales
• 1864-D^O LT 8 reales
• 1864-H^O FM 8 reales
• 1864-H^O PR 8 reales
• 1864-O 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S MO 8 reales
• 1864-Z^S VL 8 reales
• 1864/1-D^O LT/CP ½ escudo
• 1864-A 8 escudos
• 1864-C 8 escudos
• 1864-D^O 8 escudos
• 1864-H^O 8 escudos
• 1864-O 8 escudos
• 1864-Z^S 8 escudos* Coins and currency dated 1864
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905