Mexico 1903-Cn Q 20 pesos

Heritage sale 3035, lot 31326

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31326 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 20 Pesos 1903 Cn-Q MS63 Prooflike NGC, Culiacan mint. A similar Choice Brilliant Uncirculated coin, with nearly full mint luster. Also rare in this select preservation and worthy of a significant bid. From The FoxLair Collection." This type was struck at Culiacan 1870-1905. The type is also recorded from Mexico City, Durango, Guanajuato, Alamos, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Oaxaca and Zacatecas but Mexico City is by far the most prolific issuer. The 1903CnQ is considered a common date. Mintage figures are not a reliable indicator of rarity for this type due to the accidents of hoarding; many low mintage issues are readily available while other high mintage issues are very rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,121.

Specification: 33.84 g, 0.875 fine gold, .953 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 414.2, Fr-122.

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.
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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Utberg, Neil S., The Coins of Mexico, 1536-1963, San Antonio, TX, 1963.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

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