Mexico 1902-Mo M 5 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70252

This specimen was lot 70252 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2020), where it sold for $60. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MEXICO. 5 Centavos, 1902-Mo M. Mexico City Mint. NGC MS-64. Presenting a subtle champagne rose tone throughout, this alluring near Gem offers underlying luster and brilliance shimmering from beneath." Shown is an 1902-MoM five centavos, of a type struck at the Mexico City mint 1898-1905. This issue is common, even in nice condition. An overdate, 1902/1, is noted. It features the redesigned eagle introduced on all the silver denominations in 1898. Other mints include Culiacan, Guanajuato and Zacatecas; the other branch mints having closed.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.903 fine silver, .039 troy oz ASW.

Recorded mintage: 144,000.

Catalog reference: KM-400.2.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The May 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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• 1902-M^O 20 centavos
• 1902-Z^S 20 centavos
• 1902-M^O silver peso
• 1902-Z^S silver peso
• 1902-C^N peso oro
• 1902-M^O peso oro
• 1902-M^O 5 pesos
• 1902-M^O 10 pesos
• 1902-C^N 20 pesos
• 1902-M^O 20 pesos
• 1903-M^O 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1902
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