Mexico 1886-As L 5 centavos

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from the San Dimas Collection
from the San Dimas Collection
Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3399

Shown is an 1886AsL five centavos, of a type struck 1874-95. This issue from Alamos is a common date. The second specimen is a rare variety wherein the die for the gold peso was substituted for the obverse. Mulings are known for the Culiacan ten centavos as well. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Oaxaca and Potosi. The second specimen was lot 3399 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AR 5 centavos, 1886-As, assayer L; struck with gold one Peso obverse die, NGC graded XF40, RR."

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Mintage: 43,000 (all varieties).

Catalog reference: KM 398.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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