Mexico 1896-Mo centavo

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24263

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was lot 24263 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Centavo, 1896-Mo. Mexico City Mint. PCGS MS-65 Brown Gold Shield. Tied with just two others for the finest in the PCGS census, this penultimate year of issue offers a tremendous deep brown nature with hints of burgundy and cobalt, and also presents a stunning array of lustrous brilliance radiating throughout." Mexico City struck this type 1869-81 and 1886-97 and is by far the largest producer. Mexico City was the only mint which struck centavos 1892-96.

Recorded mintage: 3,075,000.

Specification: 7.4 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-391.6.

Source:

• 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 January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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