Mexico 1871-Mo M 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71157

This specimen was lot 71157 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1871-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-65. Tied with two others for finest of only four graded at NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Mexico City mint struck silver five centavos of this design 1869-97. No date is rare although the 1873-M^O qualifies as scarce. Overdates abound but none are reported for 1871.

Recorded mintage: 103,000 including assayer C.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-398.7.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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