Hacienda tokens from Yucatán (other)
Alonso Manuel Regil
Alonso Manuel Regil Casares was the owner of several haciendas, and he issued a series of tokens with the initials of his name. This series consist of three denominations.
The smaller one of 20mm is a 10 centavos piece, which is very rare. They were all counterstamped on a Mexico City Mint bronze one-centavo coin, type of 1905 - 1915. All the series were made with half relief punches, so the inscriptions are incuse.
The next piece in size and denomination is the 25 centavos token also counterstamped on regular 20mm nickel 5-centavo coins of the 1905 - 1914 type. In this denomination there are two different punches used for the number "25". This denomination is scarce. Normally the coins used as "flans", were previously flattened up and then counter- marked.
However the piece above still shows part of the original design. Most interesting design still visible is the date 1910), which is important because it proves that these tokens were issued starting in 1910 prior to the issuance of the large five centavos in 1914.
The highest denomination is the 50 centavos, counterstamped on a regular 25mm 2 centavo, the type of 1905- 1906. There are also two different varieties of the numbers, This denomination is very scarce.
(based on The Alonso Manuel Regil Tokens, by Claudio Verrey in USMexNA journal, December 2000)
Sociedad Explotadora de Palo de Tinte
Grove 1915
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 6¼
20mm. nickel
Grove 1916
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 12½
25mm. nickel
Grove 1917
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 12½, counterstamped SCO
25mm. nickel
Grove 1918
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 25 (small numerals)
28mm. nickel
Grove 1919
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 25 (large numerals)
28mm. nickel
Grove 1920
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 25 (large shaded numerals)
28mm. nickel
Grove 1921
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 50 (small numerals)
35mm. nickel
Grove 1922 Sociedad Explotadora 50c (Briggs & Bustos auction #8, 26 April 2024, lot 386)
Grove 1922
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 50 (large shaded numerals)
35mm. nickel
Grove 1923
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 50 (large shaded different numerals)
35mm. nickel
Grove 1924
Obverse: SOCIEDAD / EXPLOTADORA / DE PALO DE TINTE
Reverse: 50, counterstamped G 10 G
35mm. nickel
Ingenio Solferino
Solferino is located between Kantunilkín and Chiquilá (now in the state of Quintana Roo). The mill was operated by the East Coast of Yucatán Colonización Co.
Grove 1677
Obverse: YNGENIO SOLFERINO / H / YUCATAN
Reverse: MAYO 1o DE 1888 / C / CONTRASENA
20mm. nickel plated
Grove 1678
Obverse: YNGENIO SOLFERINO / H / YUCATAN
Reverse: MAYO 1o DE 1888 / C / CONTRASENA
24mm. nickel plated