Mexico 1953 25 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1946, the mint suspended the production of copper twenty centavos and in 1950 introduced this billon twenty-five centavos. It seems to have been an attempt to revive the balance scale quarter popular in the late nineteenth century but this base silver coin was a flop. Production terminated in 1953 and the twenty centavos resumed. All dates are readily available.

Recorded mintage: 38,144,000.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.300 fine silver, 21.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 443.

Source:

• Amaya Guerra, Carlos Abel, Epitome Ilustrado de la Moneda Mexican Moderna, 1905 a 2015, Monterrey, Mexico, 2015.
• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Harris, Robert P., A Guide Book of Modern Latin American Coins, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

Link to:

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