Aguascalientes 1915 5 centavos KM-603

Goldberg sale 93, lot 2372

This specimen was lot 2372 in Goldberg sale 93 (Los Angeles, September 2016), where it sold for $223.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mexico: Aguascalientes. 5 Centavos, 1915 NGC MS62 BR. Reeded edge. Horizontal shaded 5. Francisco Pancho Villa. Revolutionary coinage. Only 1 example graded higher in the NGC census. NGC graded MS-62 Brown." This coin was issued by the Villistas and was accompanied by one, two and twenty centavos. Numerous varieties exist; the SCWC mentions KM 604.1 and KM 604.2 plus a few in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: copper, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-603.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 93: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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• Aguascalientes 1915 centavo
• Aguascalientes 1915 2 centavos
• 1915 5 centavos, large "5¢", horizontally shaded
• Aguascalientes 1915 20 centavos KM-606
• Coins and currency dated 1915
• return to Coinage of the Mexican Revolution