Amecameca (1915) 25 centavos KM-685
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This specimen was lot 72181 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. Estado de Mexico - Amecameca. Copper 25 Centavos, ND (1915). PCGS AU-50. Slightly rough but rather crisp with little evidence of circulation. Glossy black surfaces give this crude Revolutionary type added presence." This denomination was struck in copper (most common), brass and even silver. It is likely the local revolutionaries struck coins from whatever metal they could get their hands on.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.32-6.99 g, copper.
Catalog reference: KM-685; GB-252.
- Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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