Mexico 1891-Ga S 5 centavos

from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72260

This specimen was lot 72260 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1891-Ga S. Guanajuato Mint. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield. The only example of the date and mint in the PCGS census, this shimmering minor presents a great deal of alluring toning together with tremendous lustrous brilliance." This example is a product of the Guadalajara mint, not Guanajuato. Other mints include Hermosillo, Culiacan, Durango, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Mexico City, Alamos, Oaxaca and Potosi.

Recorded mintage: 50,000, a slightly better date.

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

Catalog reference: KM-398.4.

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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• 1891-G^O 10 centavos
• 1891-H^O 10 centavos
• 1891-M^O 10 centavos
• 1891-P^I 10 centavos
• 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
• 1891-C^N gold peso
• 1891-M^O gold peso
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