Mexico 1887-Cn M 5 centavos

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72247

This specimen was lot 72247 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1887-Cn M. Culiacan Mint. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. A seldom-seen minor, this attractively toned and lightly handled piece stands as the only graded of the date and mint in the PCGS census." Shown is an 1886Cn M five centavos, of a type struck 1871-76, 1886-97. This issue from Culiacan is a scarce date. Other mints include Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Alamos, Guanajuato, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Oaxaca and Potosi.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM-398.2.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 1887-C^A 5 centavos
• 1887-D^O 5 centavos
• 1887-G^O 5 centavos
• 1887-H^O 5 centavos
• 1887-M^O 5 centavos
• 1887-P^I 5 centavos
• 1887-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1887-C^A 10 centavos
• 1887-C^N 10 centavos
• 1887-D^O 10 centavos
• 1887-G^A 10 centavos
• 1887-G^O 10 centavos
• 1887-H^O 10 centavos
• 1887-M^O 10 centavos
• 1887-P^I 10 centavos
• 1887-Z^S 10 centavos
• 1887-A^S 25 centavos
• 1887-C^A 25 centavos
• 1887-C^N 25 centavos
• 1887-D^O 25 centavos
• 1887-G^O 25 centavos
• 1887-H^O 25 centavos
• 1887-M^O 25 centavos
• 1887-P^I 25 centavos
• 1887-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1887-C^A 50 centavos
• 1887-C^N 50 centavos
• 1887-D^O 50 centavos
• 1887-G^O 50 centavos
• 1887-M^O 50 centavos
• 1887-P^I 50 centavos
• 1887-Z^S 50 centavos
• 1887-A^S 8 reales
• 1887-C^A 8 reales
• 1887-C^N 8 reales
• 1887-D^O 8 reales
• 1887-G^A JS 8 reales
• 1887-G^O 8 reales
• 1887-H^O 8 reales
• 1887-M^O 8 reales
• 1887-O^A 8 reales
• 1887-P^I 8 reales
• 1887-Z^S 8 reales
• 1887-M^O gold peso
• 1887-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1887-G^O 5 pesos
• 1887-C^N 10 pesos
• 1887-Z^S 10 pesos
• 1887-M^O 20 pesos
• 1888-C^N 5 centavos
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