Mexico 1889-Mo M 5 pesos

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22756
Mexico SB816-22756r.jpg

This specimen was lot 22756 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Pesos, 1889-MoM. PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Secure Holder. Well struck and nicely defined. Pale bright yellow in color attesting to it having been cleaned. Heavy chatter throughout the fields." Shown is an 1889-Mo M five pesos gold piece, of a type struck at Mexico City 1870-1905. The type is also recorded from Culiacan, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Chihuahua, Hermosillo and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. Despite the miniscule mintage, the 1889-MoM is not considered a rare date.

Recorded mintage: 190.

Specification: 8.46 g, 0.875 fine gold, .238 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-139; KM-412.6.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Long, Richard A., Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic, 1823-1873, North Bend, OR: Wegferd Publications, 2004.
  • 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.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Mexico_1889-Mo_M_5_pesos&oldid=512648"