Mexico 1872-Go S 20 pesos

Heritage sale 3010, lot 21595

This specimen was lot 21595 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,437.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 20 Pesos 1872Go-S, AU50 NGC, luster in the legends, small scattered surface marks." Guanajuato produced this denomination 1870-1900 in sufficient numbers that it is considered a common date for the type. Worn specimens are unusual but cleaned, nicked and damaged specimens less so.

Recorded mintage: 18,000.

Specification: 33.84 g, 0.875 fine gold, .952 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-414.4.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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