Mexico 1889-Ga S 10 centavos
This specimen was lot 70238 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1889-Ga S. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-64. Possessing some shimmering luster beneath its golden-russet toning, this near Gem is exceeded in the NGC census by just a sole specimen." This specimen is a common date of a series struck 1871-77, 1881-95 at the Guadalajara mint. This ten centavos piece replaced the silver one real struck since colonial times. Several transitional designs were issued 1863-70, including one by the Maximilian regime, before settling on this type. It, in turn, was replaced by a ten centavos piece with a redesigned reverse in 1898. The Guadalajara mint was opened in 1812 during the War of Independence and closed in 1895 along with Alamos, Chihuahua, Durango and Hermosillo.
Specification: 2.71 g, 0.903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.
Recorded mintage: 310,000.
Catalog reference: KM 403.4.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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- 1889-AS 5 centavos
- 1889-CA 5 centavos
- 1889-CN 5 centavos
- 1889-DO 5 centavos
- 1889-GA 5 centavos
- 1889-GO 5 centavos
- 1889-HO 5 centavos
- 1889-MO 5 centavos
- 1889-PI 5 centavos
- 1889-ZS 5 centavos
- 1889-CA 10 centavos
- 1889-CN 10 centavos
- 1889-DO 10 centavos
- 1889-GO 10 centavos
- 1889-HO 10 centavos
- 1889-MO 10 centavos
- 1889-OA 10 centavos
- 1889-PI 10 centavos
- 1889-AS 25 centavos
- 1889-CA 25 centavos
- 1889-CN 25 centavos
- 1889-DO 25 centavos
- 1889-GA 25 centavos
- 1889-GO 25 centavos
- 1889-HO 25 centavos
- 1889-MO 25 centavos
- 1889-PI 25 centavos
- 1889-ZS 25 centavos
- 1889-AS 8 reales
- 1889-CA 8 reales
- 1889-CN 8 reales
- 1889-GA 8 reales
- 1889-GO 8 reales
- 1889-HO 8 reales
- 1889-MO 8 reales
- 1889-OA 8 reales
- 1889-PI 8 reales
- 1889-CN peso oro
- 1889-MO gold peso
- 1889-ZS peso oro
- 1889-MO 2½ pesos
- 1889-MO 5 pesos
- 1889-ZS 5 pesos
- 1889-AS 10 pesos
- 1889-MO 10 pesos
- 1889-MO 10 pesos
- 1890-GA 10 centavos
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