Mexico 1887-Mo M 2 1/2 pesos

Sedwick sale 8, lot 284

Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 40368

The first specimen was lot 284 in Sedwick sale 8 (Winter Park, FL, October 2010), where it sold for $552. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Mexico City, Mexico, 2-1/2 pesos, 1887M, low mintage. Lustrous Mint State, slightly crude rims (as made)."

The second specimen was lot 40368 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, August 2026), where it sold for $4,636. The catalog description^[2] noted, "MEXICO. 2-1/2 Pesos, 1887-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-63. Tied with two others for highest graded at NGC. From the Kirk Menczer Collection." The type is also recorded from Culiacan, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Hermosillo and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The series, never popular, ended in 1893.

Recorded mintage: 400.

Specification: 4.23 g, 0.875 fine gold, .119 troy oz AGW, the first specimen 4.2 g.

Catalog reference: KM 411.5, Fr-148.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Downing, Treasure Auction #8, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 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.
• ^[2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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