Mexico 1899-Zs FZ peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck at the Zacatecas mint 1898-1905. Culiacan and Zacatecas were the last branch mints to operate in Mexico, closing in 1905. This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 5,618,000.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.903 fine silver, .786 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 409.3.

Source:

• Bailey, Don and Lois, Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, Volume 1, An Illustrated History of Mexican Coins and Currency, Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2014.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1898-Mo silver peso
• 1899-M centavo
• 1899-C^N 5 centavos
• 1899-G^O 5 centavos
• 1899-M^O 5 centavos
• 1899-C^N 10 centavos
• 1899-G^O 10 centavos
• 1899-M^O 10 centavos
• 1899-C^N 20 centavos
• 1899-G^O 20 centavos
• 1899-M^O 20 centavos
• 1899-Z^S 20 centavos
• 1899-C^N AM silver peso
• 1899-C^N JQ silver peso
• 1899-G^O silver peso
• 1899-M^O silver peso
• 1899-C^N gold peso
• 1899-G^O gold peso
• 1899-M^O gold peso
• 1899-C^N 20 pesos
• 1899-G^O 20 pesos
• 1899-M^O 20 pesos
• 1900-Cn silver peso
• 1900-Zs silver peso
• Coins and currency dated 1899
• return to Decimal coinage of the Republic of Mexico, 1863-1905