Mexico 1891-As L 5 centavos

Steve Album sale 38, lot 3792

This specimen was lot 3792 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $65.45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO: Republic, AR 5 centavos, 1891-As, assayer L, better date/assayer, somewhat flat strike, mintage of only 8,000 pieces, VF, S." Shown is an 1891-A^S L five centavos, of a type struck at the Alamos mint 1874-80, 1886-1895. This issue is scarce, tho not the key for the mint.

Recorded mintage: 8,000, a scarce date.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, .039 troy oz ASW.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

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• 1891-A^S 8 reales
• 1891-C^A 8 reales
• 1891-C^N 8 reales
• 1891-G^A 8 reales
• 1891-P^I 8 reales
• 1891-D^O 8 reales
• 1891-H^O 8 reales
• 1891-M^O 8 reales
• 1891-Z^S 8 reales
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