Mexico 1874/3-Mo M 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

close up of the date

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71293

This date from Mexico City, 1874/3, is listed as common but is not. All known specimens are the overdate. The second specimen was lot 71293 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Pesos, 1874/3-MoM. NGC MS-61. Not a common date. Overdate visible at top of 4. Sharply struck with strong luster and reflective surfaces. Brilliant and quite attractive."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.92 g, .875 fine gold, .476 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 413.7, Fr-128.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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• 1874-Z^S H 10 centavos
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• 1874-M^O gold peso
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