Mexico 1880-Do B 25 centavos

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen is a very rare date of a series struck 1873-90 at the Durango mint, which closed in 1895. This twenty-five centavos piece replaced the two reales struck since colonial times. It, in turn, was replaced by a smaller twenty centavos piece in 1898. This specimen was lot 9073 in Ponterio sale 159 (Baltimore, March 2011), where it sold for $1,610. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Durango. 25 Centavos, 1880-DoB. EXTREMELY RARE date, only a few examples known. Dig on eagle's breast. VERY GOOD."

Specification: 6.77 g, .903 fine silver, .196 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM 406.3.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 159: the March 2011 Baltimore Auction, featuring the Len Novotny collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's-Bowers & Ponterio, 2011.

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