Mexico 1872-Zs H 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71208

This specimen was lot 71208 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1872-Zs H. Zacatecas Mint. NGC MS-63. Only example in NGC census. Sharply struck with light toning, a very nice example of an early date Zacatecas 5 Centavos. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." The Zacatecas mint struck silver five centavos of the upright eagle style 1870-81 and 1886-97. Prior to that, there was a brief issue of "cap and ray" five centavos from Potosi and Mexico City in 1867-69. This date is not common.

Recorded mintage: 40,000, an uncommon date.

Specification: 2.70 g, 0.903 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-398.10.

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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