Lot 456
456
Pattern Centavo, Mexico City mint, 1868, struck in copper (KM.Pn.75); Buttrey p.262), somewhat battered and corroded, fine overall and very rare

Details
Pattern Centavo, Mexico City mint, 1868, struck in copper (KM.Pn.75); Buttrey p.262), somewhat battered and corroded, fine overall and very rare

Lot Essay

This piece and the following two lots were struck in preparation for the introduction to circulation in 1869 of a complete series of bronze and silver denominations, Centavo to Peso. The 1868 Centavo is occasionally found in circulated condition.