Mexico 1898-Go RS peso

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45414

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45414 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Peso, 1898-Go RS. Guanajuato Mint. NGC MS-61. A well struck Peso with blazing luster, faint almond peripheral tone, and some light scuffs in the fields." The type was struck 1898-1905 and 1908-09; this date is common. The Guanajuato mint closed in 1900.

Recorded mintage: 4,256,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-409.1.

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.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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