Mexico 1900-Cn Q 5 pesos

photo courtesy Stack's

This specimen was lot 1423 in Stack's "Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico" sale (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $402.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. Republic. 5 Pesos, 1900 Cn Q. Culiacan. Bold eagle facing r. with snake in beak. Rv. Cap and Rays above scales of Justice, dagger, and scroll of laws. Scratched through left wing to rim and evidence of a mount removed. Cleaned Extremely Fine."

Recorded mintage: 1,536.

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

Catalog reference: KM 412.2, Fr-142.

Source:

• Buttrey, T. V., and Clyde Hubbard, A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, 1822 to date, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1992.
• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, and Frank Van Valen, The Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico Collections, New York: Stack's, 2009.
• 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.

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