Mexico 1897-Mo M 5 pesos

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71296

This specimen was lot 71296 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $1,344. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Pesos, 1897-MoM. NGC MS-62. From a mintage of only 370 pieces. The 1 in the date is repunched. Very well struck with sharp design elements. Brilliant with just a light veneer of tone and quite good eye appeal."

Recorded mintage: 370.

Specification: 8.46 g, 0.875 fine gold, .238 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-139; KM-412.6.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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