Mexico 1895-Cn M 20 pesos

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Eliasberg lot 3400
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This specimen was lot 3400 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $9,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "1895 M 20 pesos. Culiacan mint. AU-55 (NGC). Eagle on cactus with snake, ground and wreath below, date below/radiant Liberty cap above scales of Justice and scroll of laws, mintmark, value around. Deep yellow gold. Lightly harilined with scattered light marks, but reflective in the fields. A very rare date, only 179 were struck. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

Recorded mintage: 179 pieces.

Specification: 33.84 g, 0.875 fine gold, .952 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 33.79 grams, 34.00 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 414.2, Fr-122.

Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
  • 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.
  • Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.

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