Cacalotepec 1917 20 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 11442

This specimen was lot 21284 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Guerrero. Cacalotepec. 20 Centavos, 1917-GRO. NGC FINE-12. VERY RARE and the only issue from this local[e]. Struck by the forces of Emiliano Zapata. Uneven strike, but with a strong date and a fairly clear city name and reasonably good eye appeal. Another rarity for the advanced collector."

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 3.89-5.73 g, silver, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-652; GB-151.

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:

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• Cacahuatepec 1917 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1917
• return to Coinage of the Mexican Revolution