Cacahuatepec 1917 peso

Ponterio sale 169, lot 11443

This specimen was lot 11443 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $10,575. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Revolution. Guerrero, Cacahuatepec. Peso, 1917. NGC AU Details--Surface Hairlines. VERY RARE. Toned." This coin was issued in limited quantities in the closing stages of the revolution at the town of Cacahuatepec in Guerrero state south of Mexico City. It is actually heavier than the official peso (KM 454) of 1918-19, which was 18.13 g. The most common issue from this locale is the five centavos (KM 648). A scarce silver fifty centavos was also issued (KM 650).

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 27-30 g, silver, 38 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-651; GB-150.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• Hidalgo del Parral 1913 peso KM-610
• Mexico 1918-M peso
• Cacahuatepec 1917 5 centavos
• Cacahuatepec 1917 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1917
• return to Coinage of the Mexican Revolution