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This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-72, 1883-89 at the Chihuahua mint. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898.
 
This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-72, 1883-89 at the Chihuahua mint. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898.
  
''Specification:'' 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
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''Specification:'' 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 22,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 22,000.

Revision as of 17:32, 18 December 2023

File:Mexico 1886CH 25 centavos obv WmC.jpg
from the Big Orange collection
File:Mexico 1886CH 25 centavos rev WmC.jpg
from the Big Orange collection

This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-72, 1883-89 at the Chihuahua mint. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller 20 centavos piece in 1898.

Specification: 6.77 g, 0.903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 22,000.

Catalog reference: KM 406.1.

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.

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