Mexico 1891-Ho G 5 centavos

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from the Stack's Bowers sale of the Kirk Menczer Collection, lot 71147
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This specimen was lot 71147 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $528. The catalog description[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1891/0-Ho G. Hermosillo Mint. NGC MS-64. Finest of only two graded by NGC. Very scarce overdate. From the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors." Shown is an 1891-HO G five centavos, of a type struck 1874, 1878-80, 1886-94. This overdate is not mentioned in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: 46,000, a common date.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-398.6.

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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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