Mexico 1891-Mo M 2-1/2 pesos

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11030

This specimen was lot 11030 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 2 1/2 Pesos, 1891-MoM. Scarce date, only 188 were minted. Much prooflike luster. NGC MS-61." The type is also recorded from Culiacan, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Hermosillo and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The series, never popular, ended in 1893.

Recorded mintage: 188.

Specification: 4.23 g, 0.875 fine gold, .119 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-148; KM-411.5.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1891-D^O centavo
• 1891-M^O centavo
• 1891-P^I centavo
• 1891-A^S 5 centavos
• 1891-G^A 5 centavos
• 1891-G^O 5 centavos
• 1891-M^O 5 centavos
• 1891-P^I 5 centavos
• 1891-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1891-C^A 10 centavos
• 1891-G^A 10 centavos
• 1891-G^O 10 centavos
• 1891-H^O 10 centavos
• 1891-P^I 10 centavos
• 1891-A^S 8 reales
• 1891-C^A 8 reales
• 1891-C^N 8 reales
• 1891-D^O 8 reales
• 1891-G^A 8 reales
• 1891-G^O 8 reales
• 1891-H^O 8 reales
• 1891-M^O 8 reales
• 1891-P^I 8 reales
• 1891-O^A 8 reales
• 1891-Z^S 8 reales
• 1891-C^N gold peso
• 1891-M^O gold peso
• 1891-Z^S 10 pesos
• 1893-Cn 2½ pesos
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