Mexico 1886-Mo M 10 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72734

This specimen is a fairly common date of a series struck 1871-96 at the Mexico City 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. This specimen was lot 72734 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $117.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 10 Centavos, 1886-MoM. NGC MS-66. Sharply struck with strong flashy luster. Highly attractive."

Specification: 2.71 g, .903 fine silver, .078 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 603,000.

Catalog reference: KM-403.7.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Harper, David C. [Ed.], North American Coins & Prices, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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