Mexico 1869-Pi S 5 centavos

Morton & Eden sale 104, lot 581

This specimen was lot 581 in Morton & Eden sale 104 (London, November 2019), where it sold for £300 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Decimal Coinage, 5 centavos, San Luis Potosí mint, 1869 S, good very fine, very rare." The Potosi mint struck silver five centavos 1863, 1868-81, 1886-93. Nearly all of the dates before 1877 are scarce to rare. Two types are noted for 1869: 1869-P (KM 397.1, cap and ray reverse), 1869-Pi S (KM 398.9, value reverse, shown here). Both are scarce to rare, with the 1869-P being slightly better.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.354 g, .903 fine silver, .0393 troy oz ASW, this specimen 1.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 398.9.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Eden, Tom, James Morton, David Kirk and Menelaos Danellis, Morton & Eden sale 104, Ancient Coins and the Mexico Collection, London: Morton & Eden, 2019.

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• 1869-C ½ real
• 1869-Z^S ½ real
• 1869-C real
• 1869-Z^S real
• 1869-C^A 5 centavos
• 1869-M^O 5 centavos
• 1869-P 5 centavos, cap and ray reverse
• 1869-C^A 10 centavos
• 1869-P 10 centavos
• 1869-M^O 25 centavos
• 1869-P^I 25 centavos
• 1869-Z^S 2 reales
• 1869-Z^S 4 reales
• 1869-G^O 50 centavos
• 1869-M^O 50 centavos
• 1869-P^I 4 reales
• 1869-O silver peso
• 1869-M^O silver peso
• 1869-A 8 reales
• 1869-C 8 reales
• 1869-G^A 8 reales
• 1869-H^O 8 reales
• 1869-M^O 8 reales
• 1869-O 8 reales
• 1869-P^I 8 reales
• 1869-Z^S 8 reales
• 1869-M^O ½ escudo
• 1869-M^O escudo
• 1869-M^O 2 escudos
• 1869-M^O 4 escudos
• 1869-A 8 escudos
• 1869-C 8 escudos
• 1869-C^A 8 escudos
• 1869-H^O 8 escudos
• 1869-M^O 8 escudos
• 1869-O 8 escudos
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• 1870-P^I 5 centavos
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