Mexico 1889-Mo M 20 pesos

photo courtesy Stack's

Shown is an 1889MoM balance scale twenty pesos, of a type struck 1870-1905. This issue from Mexico City is among the more available dates. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato and Alamos. This specimen was lot 514 in Stack’s Coin Galleries sale (New York, December 2005), where it sold for $2,100. The catalog description noted, "Republic. 20 Pesos, 1889 Mo M. Mexico City. Eagle standing on cactus, serpent in beak. Rv. Radiant cap above balance scales. 6,477 pieces were struck, though many have met the sleep of ages. Attractive rich whiskey-gold. Some very minor surface tics. Brilliant Uncirculated. NGC MS62. Especially Rare in this grade. Provenance: Ex Louis E. Eliasberg Collection, ex John H. Clapp Collection."

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

Recorded Mintage: 6,477.

Catalog reference: Fr-119, KM 414.6.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• 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.* Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.

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• 1889-C^A 5 centavos
• 1889-C^N 5 centavos
• 1889-D^O 5 centavos
• 1889-G^A 5 centavos
• 1889-G^O 5 centavos
• 1889-H^O 5 centavos
• 1889-M^O 5 centavos
• 1889-P^I 5 centavos
• 1889-Z^S 5 centavos
• 1889-C^A 10 centavos
• 1889-C^N 10 centavos
• 1889-D^O 10 centavos
• 1889-G^A 10 centavos
• 1889-G^O 10 centavos
• 1889-H^O 10 centavos
• 1889-M^O 10 centavos
• 1889-O^A 10 centavos
• 1889-P^I 10 centavos
• 1889-A^S 25 centavos
• 1889-C^A 25 centavos
• 1889-C^N 25 centavos
• 1889-D^O 25 centavos
• 1889-G^A 25 centavos
• 1889-G^O 25 centavos
• 1889-H^O 25 centavos
• 1889-M^O 25 centavos
• 1889-P^I 25 centavos
• 1889-Z^S 25 centavos
• 1889-A^S 8 reales
• 1889-C^A 8 reales
• 1889-C^N 8 reales
• 1889-G^A 8 reales
• 1889-G^O 8 reales
• 1889-H^O 8 reales
• 1889-M^O 8 reales
• 1889-O^A 8 reales
• 1889-P^I 8 reales
• 1889-Z^S 8 reales
• 1889-C^A gold peso
• 1889-M^O gold peso
• 1889-Z^S gold peso
• 1889-M^O 2½ pesos
• 1889-M^O 5 pesos
• 1889-Z^S 5 pesos
• 1889-A^S 10 pesos
• 1889-M^O 10 pesos
• 1890-M^O 20 pesos
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